Messerschmitt Bf 161

Messerschmitt Bf 161
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Type:	High altitude reconnaissance aircraft
Design country:	German Empire
Manufacturer:	Messerschmitt
First flight:	March 9, 1938
Commissioning:	-
Number of pieces:	2

The Messerschmitt Bf 161 was a Messerschmitt Bf 110 B modified as a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with a fuselage bow extended by about 1 m to accommodate photo equipment. Two 960 hp Daimler-Benz DB 600A engines served as drive . Only two prototypes were built. The model did not go into production because the Reich Aviation Ministry decided in favor of the Dornier Do 17 .

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data (Bf 161 V2)
crew	3
span	17.16 m
length	12.82 m
height	3.30 m
Wing area	38.40 m²
Preparation mass	3250 kg
Takeoff mass	4890 kg
drive	two liquid-cooled twelve-cylinder - V engines Daimler-Benz DB 600 A
Starting power	1,000 PS (735 kW) each
Top speed	490 km / h at an altitude of 4000 m
Marching speed	350 km / h
Landing speed	110 km / h
Rise time	5.0 min at 3000 m altitude
Service ceiling	8000 m
Armament	two 7.92mm articulated MG-15s (provided)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Manfred Griehl: Messerschmitt. Airplanes since 1925. Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-613-02980-4 , p. 66