Messerschmitt M 17

what is it?

The M 17 was a German single-engine high-wing sports monoplane. It was designed by Willy Messerschmitt in 1925 in Bamberg. This aircraft won many competitions and allowed Willy Messerschmitt to build his first factory.

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

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• range 600 kmwithout refuelling
• size 370 kgmax take-off weight
• built 8made 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 101 years ago, in 1925.
• 🚗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

1925-01

introduced

1925

number built

8

role

sports plane

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Messerschmitt

engines

1× Bristol Cherub II

crew

2

length

5.9 m

wingspan

11.6 m

height

1.5 m

max take-off weight

370 kg

top speed

140 km/h

cruise speed

125 km/h

range

600 km

ceiling

4,000 m

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