The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (English: “Typhoon”) was a German single-engine sport and touring aircraft, developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in the 1930s. The Bf 108 was of all-metal construction.
General characteristics
Crew: 1 or 2
Capacity: 2 or 3 passengers
Length: 8.29 m (27 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 16.4 m2 (177 sq ft)
Empty weight: 806 kg (1,777 lb)
Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 10C V-8 inverted air-cooled piston engine, 174 kW (233 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller
Performance
Maximum speed: 305 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)
Cruise speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
Landing speed: 85 km/h (53 mph; 46 kn)
Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) at 250 km/h (160 mph; 130 kn)
Service ceiling: 6,200 m (20,300 ft) (with 3 pax + 50 kg (110 lb) baggage)
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 3 minutes 12 seconds
2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 7 minutes 30 seconds
3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 14 minutes
4,000 m (13,000 ft) in 22 minutes
5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 39 minutes
Wing loading: 82.3 kg/m2 (16.9 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.133 kW/kg (0.081 hp/lb)
