Messerschmitt M23

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Messerschmitt M 23
Messerschmitt M23
Type: Sport plane
Design country:

German EmpireGerman Empire German Empire

Manufacturer:

Messerschmitt

First flight:

1929

Number of pieces:

about 80

Messerschmitt M 23c

The Messerschmitt M 23 was a sports and training aircraft that was designed by the German aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt in 1928 and manufactured by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke .

history

The M 23 was created as an enlarged version of the M 19 . Originally designed as a competition aircraft, the machine quickly found widespread use and achieved a number of remarkable achievements, such as victory in the European sightseeing flight in 1929 and 1930 . No aircraft survived World War II.

Versions

The M 23 was built in three versions with a variety of engines:

  • The M 23a was primarily used for test purposes; only a small number of items were sold. The first two machines were underpowered by two-cylinder boxer ABC Skorpion engines with 38 hp. The third machine (D-1571) was equipped with the five-cylinder Armstrong Siddeley Genet radial engine, the 80 HP of which provided sufficient power. Theo Croneiß won the "East Prussian Flight" in 1929. This was followed by six machines with other engines such as the nine-cylinder Salmson 9 AD with 45 hp.
  • Of the M 23b , which took off for the first time at the end of March 1929, more than 70 machines had been sold by the end of 1931. Equipped with more powerful engines such as the five-cylinder radial engine Siemens & Halske Sh 13 with 81 hp, it could be recognized by the rounded back of the fuselage and wing ends. In addition to aerodynamic improvements, the structure has also been reinforced for the more powerful engines. Fritz Morzik won the European tour in 1929 with an M 23b (D-1673) .
  • Eleven machines were built of the M 23c , specially developed for the Europe sightseeing flight in 1930 . In contrast to the previous versions, they had a cockpit with a glass pulpit and a new fuselage, which was made of light metal at the front, and were powered by a Siemens & Halske Sh 13 radial engine with 81 hp or an Argus As 8 with 100 hp. With the D-1883 Fritz Morzik won the European tour again.

construction

It was a cantilevered low- wing aircraft made of wood with folding wings and fixed landing gear.

Technical specifications

Three-sided view
Parameter Data (M 23b)
crew 2
length 6.43-6.66 m
span 11.80 m
height 2.30 m
Wing area 14.40 m²
payload 240-300 kg
Empty mass 285-370 kg
Takeoff mass 535-670 kg
Top speed 162-185 km / h
Service ceiling 4800-6000 m
Range 700-1000 km
Engines various engines with 60–85 kW (81–115 PS)

See also

Web links

Commons : Messerschmitt M23  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FliegerRevue, August 2010, pp. 56–59, "Messerschmitt rises"