BFW M.23

what is it?

The BFW M.23, sometimes known as the Messerschmitt M 23, was a 1920s two-seat sporting aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt, and produced by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). Examples won several prestigious races in 1929 and 1930.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 11.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 185 km/htop speed
• range 1,000 kmwithout refuelling
• size 670 kgmax take-off weight
• built 100made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.8 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,000 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

1928

number built

100

role

two-seat sports aircraft

origin

German Reich

makers

Messerschmitt

engines

1× 7-cylinder radial Siemens Sh 14

length

6.4 m

wingspan

11.8 m

height

2.3 m

max take-off weight

670 kg

top speed

185 km/h

range

1,000 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.