wayne@math.wisc.edu (Rick Wayne) (10/26/89)
From: Rick Wayne <wayne@math.wisc.edu> > > From: raymond@io.ame.arizona.edu (Raymond Man) > > In <10146@cbnews.ATT.COM> Hugh A. Huntzinge wrote > >The ME was around for quite awhile. A souped-up "production > >fighter aircraft" version held the piston speed record for awhile > > I believe that 'version' was actually Me108, a different > aeroplane from Me109 although they had some family resemblence. well, actually, the record-winner was the Bf 209, which was indeed a different airframe and engine (and one which never went into production -- with its extremely limited visibility and agility, a good thing!). from what i've read, the 209 was strictly a "propaganda fighter". the Bf 108 is the Taifun, a four-place trainer/liaison aircraft. a beaut example is at the Experimental A/C Assn in Oshkosh. rick wayne