BFW M.19

BFW M.19
Role	single seat sports
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW)
Designer	Willy Messerschmitt
First flight	1927
Number built	2

The BFW M.19, sometimes known as the Messerschmitt M 19 was the first in a line of German low-wing single-engine sports planes designed by Willy Messerschmitt while he worked for Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW).

Development

The M.19 was developed to compete in the Sachsenflug competition for single seat lightplanes, to requirements set down by the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DVL). It was Messerschmitt's first low-wing cantilever monoplane, though the fuselage and empennage were clearly related to that of the high-wing two-seat M.17 of 1925. This fuselage had five main longitudinal members, four defining the lower rectangular part and a raised, central dorsal member that made the upper cross-section triangular. These members tapered strongly together towards the tail unit, where the fuselage was very slim. The rudder and fin assembly were noticeable for being extremely rectangular, higher than wide and dominated by the rudder; the fin chord was very narrow and amounted to little more than a streamlined rudder post. It had a single-axle tailskid undercarriage.^[1]

It was powered by an 18 kW (24 hp) ABC Scorpion engine.^[1]

Operational history

The M.19 was entered into the Sachsenflug competition, flown by Theo Cronweiss and won both the technical prize and the overall award, winning Messerschmitt 60,000 RM which he invested in BFW.^[1]

Only two were built, but the low-wing, aerodynamically clean M.19 lead to a series of two-seat developments: the successful M.23, the M.27, the M.31 and the M.35.^[1]

Specifications

Data from Smith 1971, p. 18

General characteristics

Length: 5.40 m (17 ft 8¾ in)
Wingspan: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
Empty weight: 138 kg (304 lb)
Gross weight: 336 kg (741 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × ABC Scorpion, 18 kW (24 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 114 km/h (71 mph)

References

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Citations

1 2 3 4 Smith 1971, p. 18

Cited sources

Smith, J Richard (1971). Messerschmitt an aircraft album. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0224-X.

Messerschmitt aircraft

Company designations	M 17 M 18 M 19 M 20 M 21 M 22 M 23 M 24 M 25 M 26 M 27 M 28 M 29 M 30 M 31 M 33 M 35 M 36 M 37

RLM designations 1933–45	Bf 108 Bf 109 Bf 109TL Bf 110 Me 155 Bf 161 Bf 162 Bf 163 Me 163 Bf 165 Me 209 Me 210 Me 261 Me 262 Me 263 Me 264 Me 265 Me 309 Me 310 Me 321 Me 323 Me 328 Me 329 Me 334 Me 409 Me 410 Me 509 Me 609

Experimental designations	P 08.01 P.1070 P.1073 P.1075 P.1079 P.1092 P.1095 P.1099 P.1100 P.1101 P.1102 P.1103 P.1104 P.1106 P.1107 P.1108 P.1109 P.1110 P.1111 P.1112

USAAC designations	C-44

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