Reconnaissance1940 prototype reconnaissance aircraft by Messerschmitt
Me 261 Adolfine
The Messerschmitt Me 261 (unofficially nicknamed Adolfine) was a long-range reconnaissance aircraft designed in the late 1930s. It looked like an enlarged version of the Messerschmitt Bf 110. It was not put into production; just three Me 261s were built and used primarily for testing and development purposes.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Messerschmitt
- Category
- Reconnaissance
- First flight
- 1940-12-23
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 330 kt
- Max speed
- 390 kt
- Range
- 5,952 nm
- Service ceiling
- 27,000 ft
- Powerplant
- 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 610A/B 24-cylinder paired V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 7
- Length
- 54.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 88.1 ft
- Height
- 15.6 ft
- Number built
- 3
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.