Bäumer Sausewind

|} The Bäumer B II "Sausewind" was an open twin-seated wooden cantilever sport plane built by German aviation company Bäumer Aero GmbH. The plane was the first aircraft of German production after the First World War.

Specifications

Data from The Round Germany Flight ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 11.6 m² (125 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 7
• Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb)
• Gross weight: 490 kg (1,080 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright L4 piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph; 92 kn)
• Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)

References

• Hallion, Richard P. "Airplanes that Transformed Aviation". Air & Space. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
• "THE ROUND-GERMANY FLIGHT". Flight, 28 May 1925. pp. 317–326.
• Wolfgang Borgmann (2010-04-15). "Vom Sausewind zur Spitfire" (PDF). HAW Hamburg.