We 271 | |
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Role | Amphibian Flying Boat |
Manufacturer | Weser Flugzeugbau GmbH |
First flight | June 26, 1939 |
Primary user | Luftwaffe |
Number built | 1 |
The Weserflug We 271 was a German flying boat prototype, first flown just before World War II.
This amphibious flying boat was produced in 1938 by the German aviation company Weser Flugzeugbau GmbH. The aircraft was a twin engine, all-metal transport with a cantilever high wing. Its wheels retracted into wells in its outrigger floats, vertically braced under the engines. Testing began in 1938 but the We 271 first flew, as a landplane on June 26, 1939 and as a flying boat two days later. In the spring of 1940 it was flown to the testing centre at Rechlin but the next year it was shot down by a Spitfire and was scrapped later in the war. [1]
Data from [1]
General characteristics
Performance
We 271 | |
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Role | Amphibian Flying Boat |
Manufacturer | Weser Flugzeugbau GmbH |
First flight | June 26, 1939 |
Primary user | Luftwaffe |
Number built | 1 |
The Weserflug We 271 was a German flying boat prototype, first flown just before World War II.
This amphibious flying boat was produced in 1938 by the German aviation company Weser Flugzeugbau GmbH. The aircraft was a twin engine, all-metal transport with a cantilever high wing. Its wheels retracted into wells in its outrigger floats, vertically braced under the engines. Testing began in 1938 but the We 271 first flew, as a landplane on June 26, 1939 and as a flying boat two days later. In the spring of 1940 it was flown to the testing centre at Rechlin but the next year it was shot down by a Spitfire and was scrapped later in the war. [1]
Data from [1]
General characteristics
Performance