Messerschmitt M19

Messerschmitt M19
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Type:	Sport plane
Design country:	German Empire
Manufacturer:	Messerschmitt
First flight:	August 1927
Number of pieces:	2

The Messerschmitt M 19 (also Bayerische Flugzeugwerke BFW M 19) is a sport aircraft made by the German manufacturer Willy Messerschmitt .

history

The M 19 was developed as a competition aircraft for the Sachsenflug 1927 flight and made its maiden flight in August 1927 with Theo Croneiß on board. This machine (D-1206) crashed on the last day of the event on September 4, 1927. Since the ratio of payload to empty weight was particularly valued during the Sachsenflug, Messerschmitt was able to fall back on the experience gained during the development of the M 17 and, with the M 19, design an aircraft that, thanks to its extremely lightweight construction, with an empty weight of 138 kg and a payload of 198 kg won the competition before the test flight. But only two machines were built. As a derivative of the M 19, the Messerschmitt M 23 was created in 1928 .

construction

The M 19 was a single - seater low- wing aircraft made of wood with a fixed, non-retractable landing gear.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
crew	1
length	5.4 m
span	9.6 m
height	1.5 m
Wing area	7.9 m²
payload	198 kg
Empty mass	138 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	340 kg
Cruising speed	120 km / h
Top speed	145 km / h
Service ceiling	850 m
Range	850 km
Engines	a Bristol Cherub with 22 kW (30 PS)

See also

• List of aircraft types

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FliegerRevue August 2010, pp. 56–59, Messerschmitt rises
2. ↑ M 19 (histaviation)