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Messerschmitt M 17

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glider. The aircraft was a two-seater almost completely made of wood and weighed only 198 kg (437 lb). The engine was a 22 kW (29 hp) Bristol Cherub II. The pilot had no forward visibility.
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A replica was built by the Messerschmitt Foundation (first flight April 14, 2004) and makes regular appearances at the
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2-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 22 kW (29 hp)
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Only one of the six-eight machines built survived and is today in the
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The design of the M 17 could be traced back via the powered
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28 L (7.4 US gal; 6.2 imp gal)
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Index

BFW M.17

Deutsches Museum
Munich
Germany
Willy Messerschmitt
1925
Germany
monoplane
Willy Messerschmitt
Bamberg

S 16
S 15
Messerschmitt-Hirth S 14
Eberhard von Conta
Werner von Langsdorff
Bamberg
Rome
Deutsches Museum
International Aerospace Exhibition
Berlin
Ingolstadt
Airfoil
Bristol Cherub II
Volksflugzeug
RWD 1
RWD 2

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