Messerschmitt Me 334

what is it?

The Messerschmitt Me 334 was a proposed German piston-engined fighter, designed by Alexander Lippisch. No examples were built.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.3 m wingspan

base stats

• size 3,000 kgmax take-off weight

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

• 🚗Wingspan of 9.3 m: about 2 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

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number built

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role

piston engine fighter

makers

Messerschmitt

engines

1× Daimler-Benz DB 605

length

7 m

wingspan

9.3 m

height

3.7 m

max take-off weight

3,000 kg

top speed

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range

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