Messerschmitt Bf 161

Prototype

Service Data

In Service: 1938 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 1938
Manufacturer: Messerschmitt
Number built: 2

Technical Data

Type: Prototype reconnaissance

Crew: 2 men
Length: 12.75 m
Wingspan: 17.16 m
Wing area: m²
Height: 3.58 m
Empty: 4,400 kg
Loaded: 5,800 kg
Engine: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 600A 12 cylinder liquid cooled supercharged 60° inverted Vee piston engine producing up to 1,075 hp each
Maximum speed: 480 km/h
Range: 7,80 km
Service ceiling:
Armament:
10 × 50 kg bombs in internal bay and 2 × 250 kg on external wing racks
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Bf 161 V-1
Bf 161 V-2
Bf 162 V-1
Bf 162 V-2
Bf 162 V-3

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History

The Messerschmitt Bf 161 was a three seat twin engine fast reconnaissance aircraft only two prototypes built

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

For a complete list of sources