Messerschmitt aircraft M-17 to M-37

[hesham]

Hi,

I don't know the earlier aircraft to Messerschmitt,except S.5,S.8,S.10,S.14,
and S.15 gliders and S.16 motor glider aircraft.
M-17 :two seat high wing light sport aircraft,powered by one Bristol Cherul II
engine.
M-18 :single engined high wing light transport aircraft,powered by one110 hp
Siemens-Halske Sh.12 radial engine.
M-19 :was single seat low wing light formula aircraft.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

M-20 :10 passenger high wing transport aircraft,powered by
one 500 hp BMW VIa inline piston engine.
M-21 :two seat trainer biplane,powered by one 96 hp Siemens
SL.11 or one 125 hp Siemens Sh.12 radial engine.
M-22 :three seat twin engined biplane bomber,powered by two
500 hp Bristol Jupiters.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

M-23 :two seat low wing light monoplane,powered by one
110 hp Cirrus Hermes III inline piston engine.
M-24 :eight passenger high wing monoplane a smaller development
of M-20 with 280 hp Junkers Jumo inline engine.
M-25 :light monoplane,project only.no detail.
M-26 :high wing three seat cabin monoplane,a scale-down version
of M-18 with 100 hp Siemens SL.11 radial engine.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

M-27 :two seat open cockpit low wing monoplane,developed from M-23,powered
by one 120 hp Argus As8 engine.
M-28 :single engined low wing mailplane for Lufthansa, with 525 hp BMW Hornet
engine.
M-29 :two seat low wing racer monoplane,powered by 150 hp Siemens SL.14a
radial engine.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

M-30 :all metal version of M-26 three seat cabin monoplane,
powered by 175 hp Wright Whirlwind engine.
M-31 :two seat low wing monoplane, powered by one 60 hp
BMW Xa radial engine.
M-32 Project for two seat single engined biplane trainer.
M-33 :ulta-light parasol wing single seat monoplnae,powered
by one 15 hp DKW engine.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

M-34 :not known to me.
M-35 :single/two seat low wing trainer and sport monoplane,
powered by one 135 hp Argus As 86 inline engine.
M-36 :single engined six passenger high wing light transport
monoplane,powered by one 380 hp Armstrong-Siddeley
Serval radial engine.
M-37 :single engined low wing high performance cabin monoplane
of all metal construction,later redesigned as BF.108.

 

[richard]

M 32 project only,became later the He 72 !
M 34 roject only " antipode plane "
(20 000 km range )

 

[hesham]

thanks dear richard,

if anyone has an addtions please go head.

 

[Apophenia]

My list is much the same but (I hope with a few useful details added).

 

[Apophenia]

Messerschmitt S and M Series Designations (Prior to RLM 8-Series)

Harth-Messerschmitt S (Segelflugzeuge) Designations

Friedrich Harth (1880-1936) Designs

S 1 -- (Harth only) 1909 experimental biplane canard glider, prone pilot, x 1

S 2 -- (??) hypothetical designation

Friedrich Harth-Willy Messerschmitt Joint Designs

S 3 -- 1914 high-winged, wing-warping open-frame, 1-seat glider, 1 built
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-03, aka S.3

S 4 -- 1914 high-winged, wing-warping open-frame, 1-seat glider, 1 built
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-04, aka S.4

S 5 -- 1917 high-winged, wing-warping open-frame, 1-seat glider, 1 built
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-05, aka S.5

S 6 -- 1916 high-winged (upper cabane), wing-warping open-frame glider, x 1
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-06, aka S.6

S 7 -- 1918 high-winged, wing-warping open-frame, 1-seat glider, 1 built
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-07, aka S.7

S 8 -- 1921 high-winged, wing-warping open-frame, 1-seat glider, 1 built
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-08, aka S.8, Eindecker S VIII

S 9 -- 1921 high-winged, wing-warping open-frame, 1-seat glider, ? built
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-09, aka S.9

Segelflugzeugbau Harth-Messerschmitt Designs - 1922-25

S 10 - 1922 high-winged, wing-warping open-frame, 1-seat training glider
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-10, aka S.10, span 14.00 m

S 11 - 1922 high-winged, wing-warping open-frame, 1-seat training glider
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-11, aka S.11, span 14.00 m

S 12 - 1922 experimental parasol-monoplane glider, span 14.00 m, x 1
-- S 12 wing basically cantilever (tiny struts), led to S 14 and S 15

S 13 - 1923 high-winged, enclosed-fuselage 1-seat sailplane, 1 built
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-13, aka S.13, span 14.00 m

S 14 - 1923 S 13 development with canilever wing, 14m span, 2 built
-- aka Harth-Messerschmitt S-14, aka S.14, span 14.00 m

S 15 - 1923 motor glider, 1 x 10 hp Victoria (repl. by 14 hp Douglas)
-- considered a powered development of the S 14, wheels repl. skids

S 16 - Bubi, 1924 2-seat (tandem) light aircraft, 1 x 24 hp Douglas Sprite
- S 16b: second a/c. Sim. to S 15 but with higher pedestal for wing
-- first design entirely by Messerschmitt, Harth leaves firm in 1923

Messerschmitt Flugzeugbau - Messerschmitt Flugzeugbau GmbH - 1925-27

M 17 - Ello, 1925 2-seat (tandem) light aircraft, 1 x 32 hp Bristol Cherub III
-- reduced-scale S 16, options: 24 hp Douglas Sprite or ABC Scorpion, x 8

M 18 - 1926 monoplane (high, cantilever) cabin airliner, 26 built
- M 18: prototype, wooden const., 80 hp Siemens Sh 11 7-cyl radial
-- Prototype remained unregistered, 1 pilot (open cockpit) + 3 pax
- M 18a: series, metal const. (fabric wing cover), 80 hp Sh 11, x 2
- M 18b: series, as M 18a except 110 hp Siemens Sh 12, 12 built
-- NB: later aircraft could carry 4 pax but retained 'b designation
- M 18c: photographic aircraft, 220 hp A-S Lynx radial, 3 built
- M 18d: enclosed cockpit, 8 pax 1 x 150 hp Walter Mars or 225 hp Lynx
- M 18d floatplane: Got no special designation, 325 hp Wright Whirlwind
-- NB: M 18d had either M 18b-style short u/c or M 18c-style long u/c legs


Merged with State-owned Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) - 1927

M 19 - 1927 ultralight low-wing 1-seat monoplane, 24 hp ABC Scorpion, 2 built

M 20 - 1928 monoplane cabin airliner, 1 pilot + 10 pax, 15 built, aka BFW M 20
-- Essentially a BMW VI V12-powered development of the M 18d
- M 20: prototype 1 x 500 hp BMW VI crashed on maiden take-off, 26 Feb 1928
- M 20a: series, 1 x 500 hp BMW VIa or BMW VI Zu, 2 built
-- 10 M 20a ordered by Deutsche Lufthansa, canc. after crash of prototype
- M 20b: series, revised M 20a with aerodynamic & structural improvements
- M 20b2: 10 x M20b re-engined with 640 hp BMW VIu, aka M 20b-2

M 21 - 1928 2-seat training biplane (to replace Udet U-12 Flamingos), 2 built
- M 21a: first prototype, 1 x 80 hp Siemens Sh 11
- M 21b: second prototype, 1 x 100 hp Siemens Sh 12
-- M 21 trials were successful but no series production

M 22 - 1930 biplane, 3-seat recce bomber, 2 x 500 hp Siemens Jupiters, 1 built
-- aka BFW M 22 or Bf 22, originally conceived as a multiplace night fighter


M 23 - 1928 2-seat low-winged monoplane sport aircraft, M 19 deriv., 100+ built
- M 23a: 38 hp ABC Scorpion 2-cyl or 45 hp Salmson 9Adb 9-cyl radial, (?) built
- M 23b: around 53 built (+ 14 in Rumania) with a wide range of engine choices
-- 50 hp BMW X, 82 hp Sh 13, 86 hp A-S Genet, 95 hp ADC Cirrus III,
-- 115 hp ADC Cirrus Hermes, or 115 hp Siemens Sh 14 radial
- M 23b floatplane: Sh 13, taller tailplane, no special designation assigned
- M 23c: refined lines, cockpit enclosed with perspex canopy, about 11 built
-- M23c engine choices: 110 hp Argus As 8 4-cyl or 150 hp Sh 14a radial
- ICAR Universal: 1934 Rumanian 1-seat M 23b derivative, record a/c, 1 built
- ICAR Universal Acrobatic: 1934 RO 1-seat M 23b deriv., 12.90 m span, x 3
-- Universal & Universal Acrobatic powered by 150 hp Siemens-Halske Sh 14a
- ICAR Universal Biloc: 1935 RO 2-seat M 23b derivative, 12.90 m span, x 10
-- Universal Biloc trainers; 1 x 130 hp IAR 4GI (licenced DH Gipsy Major 4-cyl.)

M 24 - 1928 high-wing cabin airliner (scaled-down M 20), 8 pax, 5(?) x built
- M 24a: 280 hp Junkers L5 (D-1767) or 320 hp BMW Va (D-1853), 2 x built
- M 24b: 525 hp BMW Hornet (floatplane version not given specific designation)
-- M 24b variant with 500 hp Siemens Jupiter may not have been completed

M 25 - (Project) light monoplane (designed for Ernst Udet)

M 26 - 1930 high-wing cabin monoplane, 2-3 pax, 1 x 100 hp Siemens Sh 11, x 1
-- Scaled-down M 18, unbuilt metal derivative designated M 30

M 27 - 1930 low-wing sports monoplane, open-cockpit 2-seater, M 23c deriv.
- M 27a: 110 hp Siemens Sh 12 radial, short rounded vertical tail, 1 x built
- M.27b: 120 hp Argus As 8 4-cyl inline, taller rounded tail, 1 x built

M 28 - 1930 low-wing metal mailplane, 1 x 525 hp BMW Hornet, 2 x built
-- For Reichsluftfahrtministerium, to Lufthansa 1932-35, returned to RLM

M 29 - 1932 low-wing monoplane racer (Circuit of Europe); enclosed 2-seater
- M 29a: 150 hp Siemens Sh 14a radial, 2 x built
- M 29b: 150 hp Argus As 8R 4-cyl inline, 3 x built
-- M 29 failed due to all-moving tail, 2 fatal crashes, replaced by He 64

M 30 - (Project) 1931 all metal version of M 26 3-seat cabin monoplane,
- M30 : (Intended powerplant) 1 x 175 hp Wright Whirlwind radial

M 31 - 1932 light low-wing sports monoplane, open 2-seater, 60 hp BMW Xa
- M 31: Competitive light a/c, reduced-scale devel. of M 19, M 23, M 27 line

M 32 - (Project) 1932 2-seat biplane military primary trainer, devised for RVM
-- 5 part-completed airframes, taken over as He 72 (see Richard B, below)

M 33 - (Project) ultra-light parasol-wing single-seat monoplane; 15 hp DKW
-- 'Volksflugzeug', underslung fuselage pod with engine, mockup only

M 34 - (Project) 1934 record aircraft (Antipodenflugzeug), 20,000 km range

M 35 - 1933 low-wing sport monoplane, 1- or 2-seater devel. of M 31
- M 35a: 1 x 150 hp Siemens Sh 14a 7-cyl radial, 2 built
- M 35b: 1 x 135 hp Argus As 8b 4-cyl inline, 12 built
- M 35c: 1 x 225 hp Argus As 17a 6-cyl inline, Wk.Nr. 622 (completed?)
-- aka BFW 35, aka BFMW M 35

M 36 - single engined 2 + 6 passenger high wing light transport, 1 built
- M 36: planned with 380 hp Gnome-Rhône Jupiter 9Aa 9-cyl, not built
- ICAR 36: M 36 built by Întreprinderea de construcții aeronautice românești
-- As built: 1 x 380 hp Armstrong Siddeley Serval 10-cylinder 2-row radial
-- aka BFW M.36, ICAR 36, ICAR M 36, ICAR M 36, or IAR 36


M 37 - high performance monoplane for 1934 Challenge de Tourism Internationale
-- Redesignated 8-108 by RLM; built and marketed as the Bf 108 series

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[richard B]

My list is much the same but (I hope with a few useful details added). BTW, the M 32 project obviously didn't become the He 72. Rather the M 32 was designed to the same RVM specification as Heinkel's built He 72 Kadett series.

The P 1020 was the M 32 . and was designed by Paul.J Hall . He left BFW and went to Heinkel where he proceeded with the design ...as the He 72 .

 

[Apophenia]

Interesting Richard. Thanks for the correction/clarification. (I've removed my erroneous statement to avoid future confusion.)

So, Oberingenieur Paul J. Hall goes from Dietrich-Gobiet (eg: DP XI) to Raab-Katzenstein (eg: RK 2 Pelican) to BFW (eg: P 1020/M 32) to Heinkel (eg: He 72)?

I saw a date of 1929 for Hall's move to BFW. But also a suggestion that his involvement with Heinkel dates back to when he was designing for RaKa. Any idea if the latter is accurate?

 

[richard B]

Hello

The story is told in the "Willy Messerschmitt-Pionier der Luftfahrt und des Leichtbaues" by Ebert,Kaiser,Peters. (Bernard&Graefe Verlag ) ,as it seems to have been told by Paul J. Hall himself.
Parts for Five M 32 were built at BFW before BFW bankruptcy in 1931.
Hall came to Heinkel where he designed the He72 on the basis of the M 32 . Heinkel offered him a BMW car for it's work ...
I hope my traduction is right (German to English via French ;D )
Cheers
Richard

 

[Apophenia]

Fascinating story Richard. Thanks. A little ironic that Hall's move to Heinkel was rewarded with a Bavarian-built car