Messerschmitt Bf 165

German bomber project
Bf 165
Role Long-range bomber
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer Messerschmitt
Status project only
Number built 0 (one mockup)

The Messerschmitt Bf 165 was a German long-range bomber project. There is very little published about the Bf 165, but it is known that wind tunnel testing of the aircraft began in 1937. A full-scale mockup of the aircraft was constructed for display to the Reichsführer in 1937.[1] The Bf 165 was designed to have a top speed of 600 km/h, a range of 6000 km, and a bombload of 1000kg.[2]

References

  1. ^ Peters, Klaus; Ebert, Hans J.; Kaiser, Johann B. (1992). Willy Messerschmitt, Pionier der Luftfahrt und des Leichtbaues : eine Biographie. Bonn: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 9783763761036.
  2. ^ "Messerschmitt Bf 165".
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