Messerschmitt Bf 108 - version overview
Manufacturer: Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (BFW)
since 1938 change to Messerschmitt AG
Licensed building: Societé Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord, Les Mureaux
Version:
BFW M 38/ Messerschmitt Bf 108 A
- Sport two-seater aircraft built in 1934, Hirth HM 8 U engine and three-bladed propeller
Messerschmitt Bf 108 B
- the most numerous version produced since 1935, four-seater, Argus As 10 C or Argus As 10 E engine with a two-bladed propeller
Messerschmitt Bf 108 B Trop
- modifications for service in the tropics, improved cabin ventilation, fire barrier and instrumentation
Messerschmitt Bf 108 C
- only one aircraft from 1936, Siemens Sh 14 A-4 engine, the aircraft was underpowered and was soon rebuilt to version B-1
Messerschmitt Bf 108 D
- 234 aircraft were produced, it was a modernized version of the Bf 108 B, the changes concerned the propeller, fuel installation, cabin ventilation, transmission of the landing gear brake system and instrumentation
After the war, the Bf 108 was produced in France under the name
Nord 1000 Pingouin
- assembly from already manufactured original parts
Nord 1001 Pingouin I
- kites were assembled from the original parts, but the Argus engine was replaced by a six-cylinder Renault 6Q 10A with an output of 240 horsepower, three-seater
Nord 1002 Pingouin II
- this was a completely new production with a Renault 6Q 11 engine with an output of 240 hp, four-seater
Manufacturer: Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG (BFW)
since 1938 change to Messerschmitt AG
Licensed building: Societé Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord, Les Mureaux
Version:
BFW M 38/ Messerschmitt Bf 108 A
- Sport two-seater aircraft built in 1934, Hirth HM 8 U engine and three-bladed propeller
Messerschmitt Bf 108 B
- the most numerous version produced since 1935, four-seater, Argus As 10 C or Argus As 10 E engine with a two-bladed propeller
Messerschmitt Bf 108 B Trop
- modifications for service in the tropics, improved cabin ventilation, fire barrier and instrumentation
Messerschmitt Bf 108 C
- only one aircraft from 1936, Siemens Sh 14 A-4 engine, the aircraft was underpowered and was soon rebuilt to version B-1
Messerschmitt Bf 108 D
- 234 aircraft were produced, it was a modernized version of the Bf 108 B, the changes concerned the propeller, fuel installation, cabin ventilation, transmission of the landing gear brake system and instrumentation
After the war, the Bf 108 was produced in France under the name
Nord 1000 Pingouin
- assembly from already manufactured original parts
Nord 1001 Pingouin I
- kites were assembled from the original parts, but the Argus engine was replaced by a six-cylinder Renault 6Q 10A with an output of 240 horsepower, three-seater
Nord 1002 Pingouin II
- this was a completely new production with a Renault 6Q 11 engine with an output of 240 hp, four-seater