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2 unusual facts about Willy Messerschmitt


BFW M.21

The BFW M.21 was a single-engined biplane trainer designed by Willy Messerschmitt for the German Ministry of Transport.

Tailless aircraft

During the Second World War, Lippisch worked for the German designer Willy Messerschmitt on the first tailless aircraft to go into production, the Me 163 Komet.



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BFW M.21

During 1927, following the success of his M 18 airliner tried to gain funding from the Baverian government; because the latter were already subsiding BFW (Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke) they pressed for an arrangement whereby Willy Messerschmitt joined BFW on the understanding the company produced only his designs.