Messerschmitt M17

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name =Messerschmitt M17
type =Sports plane
national origin = Germany
manufacturer =Flugzeugbau Messerschmitt Bamberg

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caption =Messerschmitt M17 in Deutsches Museum
designer =Willy Messerschmitt
first flight =January 1925
introduced =1925
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number built =8
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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 [ [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/m17.html M-17 at Ugolok Neba] ] . 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 [ [http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/sammlungen/verkehr/aeronautics/propeller-planes/aeronautics-hall/messerschmitt-m-17/ Deutsches Museum] ] . 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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crew=One, pilot
capacity=One, passenger / second pilot
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length main= 5.85 m
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span main= 11.6 m
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height main= 1.5 m
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area main= 10.4 m²
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empty weight main= 186 kg
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max takeoff weight main= 370 kg
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engine (prop)= Bristol Cherub II
type of prop=2-cylinder air-cooled flat engine
number of props=1
power main= 29 hp
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max speed main=140 km/h
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cruise speed main= 125 km/h
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stall speed main= 65 km/h
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range main= 600 km
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ceiling main= 4,000 m
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References

* [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/m17.html M-17 at Ugolok Neba] ru icon

External links

* [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/m17.html M-17 at Ugolok Neba] - photos and drawings