aircraft
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun
The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (English: Typhoon) is a single-engine sport and touring aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). It was the first aircraft of its size to feature all-metal stressed skin construction.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Messerschmitt
- First flight
- 1934-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 140 kt
- Max speed
- 165 kt
- Range
- 540 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,300 ft
- Rate of climb
- 104 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,976 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,777 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 30 US gal
- Powerplant
- Argus As 10C
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 27 ft
- Wingspan
- 34 ft
- Height
- 7 ft
- Number built
- 885
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.