BFW M.29

what is it?

The BFW M.29 was a single-engine twin-seat low-wing aircraft produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). It was designed by Willy Messerschmitt to participate in the 1932 Circuit of Europe races. The M.29 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of slightly smaller span than the preceding BFW M.23.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 260 km/htop speed
• range 700 kmwithout refuelling
• size 700 kgmax take-off weight
• built 6made 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 94 years ago, in 1932.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1932

number built

6

role

twin-seat sports/racing

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Messerschmitt

engines

1× Argus As 8R air-cooled four-cylinder inverted in-line

length

7.8 m

wingspan

11 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

700 kg

top speed

260 km/h

range

700 km

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