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The '''BFW M.19''', sometimes known as the '''Messerschmitt M 19''', was the first in a line of German low-wing single-engine sports planes, designed by Willy Messerschmitt while he worked for Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW).
==Development== The M.19 was developed to compete in the Sachsenflug competition for single-seat lightplanes, to requirements set down by the ''Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt'' (DVL). It was Messerschmitt's first low-wing cantilever monoplane, though the fuselage and empennage were clearly related to that of the high-wing two-seat M.17 of 1925. This fuselage had five main longitudinal members, four defining the lower rectangular part and a raised, central dorsal member that made the upper cross-section triangular. These members tapered strongly together towards the tail unit, where the fuselage was very slim. The rudder and fin assembly wae noticeable for being extremely rectangular, higher than wide and dominated by the rudder; the fin chord was very narrow and amounted to little more than a streamlined rudder post. It had a single-axle undercarriage with a tailskid.<ref name="Smith">{{harvnb|Smith|1971|p=18}}</ref>
It was powered by an 18 kW (24 hp) ABC Scorpion engine.<ref name="Smith"/>
==Operational history== The M.19 was entered into the Sachsenflug competition, flown by Theo Cronweiss and won both the technical prize and the overall award, winning Messerschmitt 60,000 RM which he invested in BFW.<ref name="Smith"/>
Only two were built, but the low-wing, aerodynamically clean M.19 lead to a series of two-seat developments: the successful M.23, the M.27, the M.31 and the M.35.<ref name="Smith"/> <!-- ==Variants== --> <!-- ==Units using this aircraft/Operators (choose)== -->
==Specifications== {{Aircraft specs |ref={{harvnb|Smith|1971|p=18}} |prime units? = met |length m=5.40 |length ft=17 |length in=8.75 |span m=9.60 |span ft=31 |span in=6 |empty weight kg=138 |empty weight lb=304 |gross weight kg=336 |gross weight lb=741 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=ABC Scorpion |eng1 kw=18 |eng1 hp=24 |max speed kmh=114 |max speed mph=71 }} <!-- ==See also== --> {{aircontent |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= |lists= }}
==References== ;Citations {{reflist}} ;Cited sources *{{cite book |title= Messerschmitt an aircraft album|last=Smith|first = J Richard|year =1971|publisher = Ian Allan|location = London|isbn=0-7110-0224-X}} {{refbegin}} {{refend}} <!-- ==External links== -->
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Category:1920s German sport aircraft M 19 Category:Low-wing aircraft Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1927