The MesserschmittBf163 was an STOL aircraft designed by BFW and built by Weser Flugzeugbau before World War II. During the autumn of 1935, the considerable...
designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262...
manufacturer. In 1934, in collaboration with Walter Rethel, he designed the MesserschmittBf 109, which became the most important fighter aircraft in the Luftwaffe...
The MesserschmittBf 108 Taifun (English: "Typhoon") was a German single-engine sport and touring aircraft, developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in the...
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt...
The MesserschmittBf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or...
Due to the MesserschmittBf 109's versatility and time in service with the German and foreign air forces, numerous variants were produced in Germany to...
The MesserschmittBf 162 was a light bomber aircraft designed in Germany prior to World War II, which flew only in prototype form. The Bf 162 was designed...
The MesserschmittBf 161 was a 1930s prototype German reconnaissance aircraft. The Bf 161 was a specialised reconnaissance aircraft, based on the Bf 110...
The MesserschmittBf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter...
with the Bf 109 already in combat service. The designation Me 209 was given for propaganda purposes to cause confusion with the MesserschmittBf 109, the...
The Messerschmitt Me 263 Scholle (plaice) was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 Komet towards the end of World War II. Three...
The MesserschmittBf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. It...
The Messerschmitt Me 309 was a prototype German fighter, designed in the early years of World War II to replace the MesserschmittBf 109. Although it had...
The MesserschmittBf 165 was a German long-range bomber project. There is very little published about the Bf 165, but it is known that wind tunnel testing...
The MesserschmittBf 110, often (erroneously) called Me 110, was a twin-engine heavy fighter (Zerstörer – German for "Destroyer" – a concept that in German...
designed in the late 1930s. It looked like an enlarged version of the MesserschmittBf 110. It was not put into production; just three Me 261s were built...
The aeronautical engineer Willy Messerschmitt sought to maintain mass production of the piston-powered, 1935-origin Bf 109 and the projected Me 209. Major...
operating the Bf 110 after it had become outdated, despite mounting losses. Messerschmitt designers had started working on an upgrade of the Bf 110 in 1937...
the usual situation involved the airframe number "8-163", used initially for the MesserschmittBf163 competing liaison design that lost its chance at a...
The MesserschmittBf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as...
The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) is a German heavy fighter and Schnellbomber, or "Fast Bomber" in English, used by the Luftwaffe during World...
The Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant was a large German cargo glider developed and used during World War II. Intended to support large-scale invasions, the...
first flew in 1938. It was evaluated against the Fieseler Fi 156 and MesserschmittBf163. The Fi 156 was ordered into production and only the two prototype...
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