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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 Engine: 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 Comments: Designed from the outset to break records (it's original purpose was to fly the Olympic flame from Berlin to Tokyo.) Late the V3 was used for long-range reconnaissance with Auf./Ob.d.L. |
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Sources: Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London |
