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Messerschmitt AG (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛsɐʃmɪt]) was a German share-ownership limited, aircraft manufacturing corporation named after its chief designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262.
Wilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛsɐʃmɪt]; 26 June 1898 – 15 September 1978) was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer. In 1934, in collaboration with Walter Rethel, he designed the Messerschmitt Bf 109, which became the most important fighter aircraft in the Luftwaffe as Germany rearmed prior to World War II.
DFS 194, rocket-powered research aircraft, forerunner of Me 163; DFS 228, rocket-powered high altitude long range reconnaissance prototype; DFS 332; DFS 346, supersonic research aircraft (incomplete prototype only) Göppingen Gö 9 development aircraft for Do 335 Pfeil; Heinkel He 176, pioneering liquid-fueled rocket-engined experimental ...
The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt.
Messerschmitt Me 209 - speed-record aircraft Messerschmitt Me 209-II - fighter prototype unrelated to first Me 209 Messerschmitt Me 210 - heavy fighter/reconnaissance
It was in production from 1955 until 1964, after the German manufacturer Messerschmitt was prohibited from making aircraft after World War II, and the “KR” in its name stands for ...
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. [3] The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. It was still in service at the end of World War II in 1945. [3]
The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt.It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history as well as the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph) in level flight.