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Additional Information from Internet Encyclopedia
The Messerschmitt
Bf 108 Taifun is a
German single-engine sports and touring aircraft developed by Bayerische
Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Aircraft Works) in the 1930s. The Bf 108 is of
all-metal construction.
Originally designated the M 37, the aircraft was designed as a four-seat sports/recreation
aircraft for competition in the 4th Challenge
International de Tourisme (1934). The M 37 prototype flew first in
spring 1934 powered by a 250 PS (247 hp, 184 kW) Hirth HM 8U
inverted-V engine, which drove a three-blade propeller.
Although it was outperformed by several other aircraft in
the competition, the M 37's overall performance marked it as a popular choice
for record flights. Particular among these traits was its extremely low fuel
consumption rate, good handling, and superb takeoff and landing
characteristics.
The Bf 108A first flew in 1934, followed by the Bf 108B
in 1935. The Bf 108B used the Argus As 10 air-cooled inverted V8 engine. The
nickname Taifun (German for
"typhoon") was given to her own aircraft by Elly Beinhorn, a
well-known German pilot, and was generally adopted.
Soon after the first production aircraft began to roll
off the assembly line in Augsburg, several Bf 108s had set endurance records.
The Bf 108 was adopted into Luftwaffe service during
World War II, where it was primarily used as a personnel transport and liaison
aircraft. The aircraft involved in the Mechelen Incident was a Bf 108.
Production of the
Bf 108 was transferred to occupied France during World War II and production
continued after the war as the Nord
1000 Pingouin.
