Akaflieg Munich Mü 8

Akaflieg Munich Mü 8
Type:
Design country:	German Empire
Manufacturer:	Akaflieg Munich
First flight:	1933
Number of pieces:	1

The Akaflieg München Mü 8 was the first powered aircraft of the student flying group Akaflieg München .

history

In the case of the first motorized aircraft, which was built by students from Akaflieg Munich, the main focus was on low weight, simple manufacture and cost-effective operation. Egon Scheibe , who became a driving force in glider construction after the war , was the main designer of this aircraft too . The successful maiden flight of the single-seater took place in December 1933.

construction

The fuselage of the low- wing aircraft consists of a welded, fabric-covered tubular steel frame. The wings are braced and made of wood, with the exception of the wood-clad wing front side being covered with fabric. Initially, a 20 hp DKW engine was used as the engine, but it later had to be replaced by a 16 hp DKW engine.

variants

With the Mü 14, the students worked on a further development of the Mü 8 in 1936. A 20 hp BMW engine was to serve as the engine. The project did not get beyond the construction phase.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
crew	1
span	8.9 m
Wing area	10 m²
Wing extension	7.4
Slightest sinking	1.5 m / s at? km / h
payload	100 kg
Empty mass	180 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	280 kg
Cruising speed	130 km / h (106 km / h)
Engines	20 PS DKW engine (16 PS DKW engine)

See also

• List of aircraft types

literature

• Frank-Dieter Lemke, Rolf Jacob: Research - Build - Fly. The Academic Fliegergruppen (Akaflieg) in Germany until 1945. Part 1. In: Flieger Revue extra, 29th issue, June 2010, pp. 18–31.
• Heinz J. Nowarra : The German Air Armament 1933-1945. Volume 1 . Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1993, ISBN 978-3-7637-5464-9 .

Web links

Commons : Akaflieg München Mü8  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Akaflieg Munich

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Mü 8 on the Akaflieg Munich website , accessed on July 6, 2012