Messerschmitt M17
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 Messerschmitt M17 in Deutsches Museum |
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| Type | Sports plane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Messerschmitt Bamberg |
| Designed by | Willy Messerschmitt |
| Maiden flight | January 1925 |
| Introduced | 1925 |
| Primary user | Germany |
| Number built | 8 |
The M17 was a German sports plane, a single engine high-wing monoplane. It was the first engine powered aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in 1925 in Bamberg. This aircraft won many competitions and allowed Willy Messerschmitt to build its first factory.
The construction of the M.17 was based upon a glider S.16b[1]. The aircraft is a two-seater almost completely made of wood and weighed only 198 kilograms. Of the between six and eight built machines build only one survived, and is today in the Deutsches Museum in Munich[2]. The engine was a 29 hp Bristol Cherub II. The pilot had no forward visibility.
In September 1926 pilot Eberhard von Conta, and the writer Werner von Langsdorff flew in an M17 from Bamberg to Rome. This marked the first time the central Alps were crossed with a light aircraft. The flight lasted more than 14 hours and they had to refuel every three hours, since the tank could only hold 28 liters. They reached an altitude of 4,500 meters.
A replica was build by Messerschmitt Foundation (first flight April 14, 2004) and makes regular appearances at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Berlin, The replica weighs 40 kg more than the original due to addition equipment (radio and rescue system) and is now at the Manching Aviation Museum in Ingolstadt, Bavaria.
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[edit] Specifications
Data from Ugolok Neba
General characteristics
- Crew: One, pilot
- Capacity: One, passenger / second pilot
- Length: 5.85 m ()
- Wingspan: 11.6 m ()
- Height: 1.5 m ()
- Wing area: 10.4 m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: 186 kg ()
- Max takeoff weight: 370 kg ()
- Powerplant: 1× Bristol Cherub II 2-cylinder air-cooled flat engine, 29 hp ()
Performance
- Maximum speed: 140 km/h
- Cruise speed: 125 km/h
- Stall speed: 65 km/h ()
- Range: 600 km ()
- Service ceiling 4,000 m ()
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
[edit] References
- M-17 at Ugolok Neba (Russian)
[edit] External links
- M-17 at Ugolok Neba - photos and drawings
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