Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun
| Messerschmitt Bf 108 | ||
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| Description | ||
| Role | Communications | |
| Crew | ||
| First Flight | 1936 | |
| Entered Service | ||
| Manufacturer | Messerschmitt | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 8.3 m | 27ft 2in |
| Wingspan | 10.5 m | 34ft 5in |
| Height | 2.3 m | 7ft 6in |
| Wing Area | 16 m² | 172 ft² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 860 kg | 1,887 lbs |
| Loaded | 1,400 kg | 3,087 lbs |
| Maximum takeoff | kg | lbs |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engine | Argus As10 | |
| Power | 200 kW | 270 hp |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 315km/h @ 300m | 196mph @ 1,000ft |
| Combat range | 1,000 km | 620 miles |
| Ferry range | km | miles |
| Service ceiling | 6,200 m | 20,340 ft |
| Rate of climb | m/min | ft/min |
| Wing loading | 87.5 kg/m² | 17.9 lb/ft² |
| Power/Mass | 0.143 kW/kg | 0.087 hp/lb |
The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun was a single-engined sports and touring aircraft developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. The highly produced Messerschmitt Bf 109 was based extensively on this design.
It was adopted into Luftwaffe service during World War II, where it was primarily used as a personnel transport and liaison aircraft.
The photo shows one of four Bf 108s which were impounded in Britain on the outbreak of World War II and put into RAF service, where they were designated Messerschmitt Aldon. As a light communications aircraft it was the fastest type the RAF had at the time, but they caused some confusion by being mistaken for attacking Bf 109s.
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| Related Development | |
| Similar Aircraft | Klemm Kl 36 - Fiesler Fi-97 |
| Designation Series |
Kl 105 - Kl 106 - Kl 107 - Bf 108 - Bf 109 - Bf 110 - He 111 |
| Related Lists |
List of military aircraft of Germany - List of aircraft of the RAF |