BFW M.35

what is it?

The BFW M.35, sometimes known as the Messerschmitt M 35, was a German sports plane of the early 1930s. It was the last of a line designed by Willy Messerschmitt.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 230 km/htop speed
• range 700 kmwithout refuelling
• size 800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 15made 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 93 years ago, in 1933.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1933

introduced

1934

number built

15

role

two-seat sports plane

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Messerschmitt

engines

1× Siemens Sh 14a 7-cylinder radial

length

7.5 m

wingspan

11.6 m

height

2.8 m

max take-off weight

800 kg

top speed

230 km/h

cruise speed

195 km/h

range

700 km

ceiling

5,800 m

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