Messerschmitt
Luftwaffe aircraft manufacturer
Messerschmitt refers to German military aircraft produced by the Messerschmitt company, particularly during World War II.
The Bf 109 fighter and Me 262 jet fighter became iconic warplanes of the era.
Named for designer Willy Messerschmitt, the term often appears in historical accounts of aerial combat: Messerschmitts strafed the convoy.
Bavarian city, Roman-founded
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- RegensburgBavarian city on Danube
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
wartime · reconstruction · postwar · bubble car · microcar · manufacturing · German · industry
German military aviation
- Battle of Britain1940 aerial campaign over England
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- Third ReichHitler's totalitarian German state
- AxisWartime fascist alliance
Goering · dogfight · interceptor · escort · strafing · aces · Eastern Front · Wehrmacht
Motion via expelled mass
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- advancedFar along in development
experimental · cutting-edge · turbojet · speed records · technological · prototype · futuristic
Physics of air motion
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
monoplane · Daimler-Benz · engine · wingspan · canopy · airspeed · flight testing · prototype
Armed military aircraft
- rocket planeAircraft using thrust engines
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
- night fighterAircraft for nocturnal combat
- twin-engineHaving two powerplants
Augsburg
Bavarian city, Roman-founded
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- RegensburgBavarian city on Danube
- factoryIndustrial production facility
production · wartime · reconstruction · postwar · bubble car · microcar · manufacturing · German · industry · subcontracting
Luftwaffe
German military aviation
- Battle of Britain1940 aerial campaign over England
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- Third ReichHitler's totalitarian German state
Goering · Axis · dogfight · interceptor · escort · strafing · aces · Eastern Front · Wehrmacht · swastika
jet propulsion
Motion via expelled mass
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- breakthroughSudden important advance
advanced · experimental · cutting-edge · turbojet · speed records · technological · prototype · futuristic
aerodynamics
Physics of air motion
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
airframe · monoplane · Daimler-Benz · engine · wingspan · canopy · airspeed · flight testing · prototype · wind tunnel
jet fighter
Armed military aircraft
- rocket planeAircraft using thrust engines
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
- night fighterAircraft for nocturnal combat
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- Aviation HistoryWright Brothers, Wright Flyer, Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, first flight
- Axis MilitaryWehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Afrika Korps, Waffen-SS, panzer
- German AviationLuftwaffe, Lufthansa, Stuka, Zeppelin, Graf Zeppelin
- model kitsSpitfire, Lancaster, Hurricane, Mustang, Tiger tank