Messerschmitt Me 261
Designed from the outset to break records
(it's original purpose was to fly the Olympic flame from Berlin to Tokyo.) Later the V3 was
used for long-range reconnaissance with Auf./Ob.d.L.
[Source: Bundesarchiv]
Type: Long Range aircraft.
Origin: Messerschmitt AG
Models: V1 to V3
Crew: Five
First Flight: December 23, 1940
Final Delivery: 1943
Number Produced: 3 Aircraft
Powerplant:
Me 261V1 & V2:
Model: Daimler-Benz DB 606A/B
Type: Double Engine
Number: Two Horsepower: 2,700 hp
Me 261V3:
Model: Daimler-Benz DB 610A-1/B-1
Type: Double Engine
Number: Two Horsepower: 2,950 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 88 ft. 1.75 in. (26.87m)
Length: 54 ft. 8.75 in. (16.675m)
Height: 15 ft. 5.75 in. (4.72m)
Wing Surface Area: N/A
Origin: Messerschmitt AG
Models: V1 to V3
Crew: Five
First Flight: December 23, 1940
Final Delivery: 1943
Number Produced: 3 Aircraft
Powerplant:
Me 261V1 & V2:
Model: Daimler-Benz DB 606A/B
Type: Double Engine
Number: Two Horsepower: 2,700 hp
Me 261V3:
Model: Daimler-Benz DB 610A-1/B-1
Type: Double Engine
Number: Two Horsepower: 2,950 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 88 ft. 1.75 in. (26.87m)
Length: 54 ft. 8.75 in. (16.675m)
Height: 15 ft. 5.75 in. (4.72m)
Wing Surface Area: N/A
Weights: No Data
Performance:
Maximum Speed:
Me 261V3: 385 mph (620 kph)
Initial Climb: N/A
Service Ceiling (Typical): N/A
Range at 248 mph (400 kph):
6,935 miles (11,000 km)
Armament: None
Payload: None
Avionics: N/A
Maximum Speed:
Me 261V3: 385 mph (620 kph)
Initial Climb: N/A
Service Ceiling (Typical): N/A
Range at 248 mph (400 kph):
6,935 miles (11,000 km)
Armament: None
Payload: None
Avionics: N/A
, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
