| M 35 | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Two-seat sports plane |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 15 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1934 |
| First flight | 1933 |
| Developed from | M.23 |
TheBFW M.35, sometimes known as theMesserschmitt M 35, was a German sports plane of the early 1930s. It was the last of a line designed byWilly Messerschmitt.
During the period of 1927–33, Messerschmitt designed a series of six sport planes, the single-seatM.17 andM.19, and the two-seatM.23,M.27M.31, and finally theM.35.[1] With the exception of the M.23, none sold in large numbers. They were all single-engine low-wingcantilevermonoplanes with opencockpits and fixedundercarriage. The M.35 kept the extendedfuselage of the M.27 and combined it with an undercarriage of single leg, spatted form.[2]
Two different engines were used. The M35a had a 112 kW (150 hp), seven-cylinderradialSiemens Sh 14a, and the M.35b a 100 kW (135 hp) four-cylinderinline inverted air-cooledArgus As 8b. The former was the shorter and faster of the two. The aircraft first flew in 1933.[2]
The aircraft was first shown to the public and potential buyers at the 1934Aerosalon in Geneva. In that year,Rudolf Hess won theZugspitz trophy in a M.35. In 1934–1935,Wilhelm Stör won the German Aerobatic Championship in a M.35b, and in 1935 the women's prize was taken byVera von Bissing in a similar machine.[2] Stör can be seen flying an M.35 in daring acrobatic maneuvers during the 1935 German filmWunder des Fliegens (Miracle of Flight).
Despite these successes and strong performances at other venues in the late 1930s, only 15 M.35s were built, 13 registered in Germany, one in Spain[3] and reputedly one in Romania.[4] Though the M.35a was faster, the M.35b was commoner; only two M.35as are definitely identified.
Data fromSmith 1971, p. 34
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