BFW M.27
BFW M.27 | |
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Role | two seat sports plane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) |
Designer | Willy Messerschmitt |
First flight | 1930 |
Number built | 12[1] |
Developed from | BFW M.23 |
The BFW M.27, sometimes known as the Messerschmitt M.27, was a German two-seat sports plane with a low, cantilever wing, open cockpits and a fixed undercarriage sold in small numbers at the start of the 1930s.
Development[]
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Willy Messerschmitt, working at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) produced a series of low-wing sports monoplanes with either one or two seats.[2] These were the M.19, M.23, M.27, M.31 and M.35 with the M.23, the only one with sales of much over double figures. The M stood for Messerschmitt.
The M.27[2] was a two-seater, very similar to the M.23b but with a more rounded fin and rudder assembly, a fuselage stretched by about 1,400 mm (55 in) to accommodate luggage and a new, spatted undercarriage. Pilot and passenger sat in tandem in separate open cockpits.
It was successfully raced, winning the in 1932 and coming second in the in 1933.[2] Nonetheless, it was not sold in large numbers.
Variants[]
- M.27a
- 82 kW (110 hp) Siemens Sh 12 radial engine or Argus As 8B four-cylinder air-cooled inverted inline engine delivering 86 kW (115 hp) (continuous).[1]
- M.27b
- Argus As 8R four-cylinder high-compression air-cooled inverted inline sport engine delivering 95 kW (127 hp) (continuous).[1]
Specifications (M.27b)[]
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 8.5 in)
- Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10.5 in)
- Empty weight: 420 kg (926 lb)
- Gross weight: 720 kg (1,588 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 8R four-cylinder inverted inline air-cooled , 90 kW (120 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph, 108 kn)
- Range: 700 km (435 mi, 378 nmi)
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