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Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun


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Role: Sport and touring aircraft

Designer: Willy Messerschmitt

First flight: 1934

Introduction: 1935 Retired: 1945

Number built: 885

Variants

Nord 1000 Pingouin
Nord Noralpha

The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun is a German single-engine sport and touring aircraft developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Aircraft Works) in the 1930s. The Bf 108 is of all-metal construction.

Design and development

Originally designated the M 37, the aircraft was designed as a four-seat sports/recreation aircraft for competition in the 4th Challenge International de Tourisme (1934). The M 37 prototype flew first in spring 1934 powered by a 250 PS (247 hp, 184 kW) Hirth HM 8U inverted-V engine, which drove a three-blade propeller.

Although it was outperformed by several other aircraft in the competition, the M 37's overall performance marked it as a popular choice for record flights. Particular among these traits was its extremely low fuel consumption rate, good handling, and superb takeoff and landing characteristics.

The Bf 108A first flew in 1934, followed by the Bf 108B in 1935. The Bf 108B used the Argus As 10 air-cooled inverted V8 engine. The nickname Taifun (German for "typhoon") was given to her own aircraft by Elly Beinhorn, a well known German pilot, and was generally adopted.

Operational history

Soon after the first production aircraft began to roll off the assembly line in Augsburg, several Bf 108s had set endurance records.

The Bf 108 was adopted into Luftwaffe service during World War II, where it was primarily used as a personnel transport and liaison aircraft. The aircraft involved in the Mechelen Incident was a Bf 108.

Production of the Bf 108 was transferred to occupied France during World War II and production continued after the war as the Nord 1000 Pingouin.


Specifications (Bf 108B)

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.3 m (7 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 16 m² (172 ft²)
Empty weight: 806 kg (1,775 lb)
Loaded weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 10C air-cooled inverted V-8, 240 PS (174 kW)

Performance
Maximum speed: 305 km/h (190 mph)
Range: 1,000 km (620 mi)
Service ceiling: 6,200 m (20,300 ft) with 4 people and baggage
Rate of climb: 5.21 m/s (1,194 ft/m) to 1,000 m (3,048 ft)
Wing loading: 83.4 kg/m² (17.1 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.133 kW/kg (0.081 hp/lb)
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Feb 12, 2017, 06:14 PM
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I like this one and have started a 25% one
Feb 12, 2017, 07:13 PM
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So, which drawings best illustrates shape realities observable in this vid?
MESSERSCHMITT BF-108 TAIFUN AIRPLANE FACTORY BAVARIA GERMANY 74532 (16 min 33 sec)
Feb 12, 2017, 08:47 PM
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I have a bunch of 3 views and they all seem to be wrong at some point. The Bentley drawings a probably the best , and this book has some good ones http://mmpbooks.biz/shop2/product.php?productid=17642. After making paper templates of the fuse formers , I discovered errors in the cabin to firewall area which I had to go back and modify so the skin wasn't "kinked". It has been my experience that most 3 views have "correction areas" built in Lots of lines don't measure the same from top view an side view. I can go on and on but you get the idea. DONT TRUST ANY 3-VIEW AS FACTUAL

BY the way this is a good video for driving your local OSHA inspector nuts LOL
Dec 10, 2017, 05:36 AM
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Some good German engineering and sheet metal fabrication in that video!!!
Dec 13, 2017, 10:30 PM
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Mechelen incident


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The Bf 108 was adopted into Luftwaffe service during World War II, where it was primarily used as a personnel transport and liaison aircraft. The aircraft involved in the Mechelen Incident was a Bf 108.
Had to Google it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechelen_incident
Interesting consequence:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechelen_incident#Results


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