Weserflug We 271

The Weserflug We 271 was a German flying boat prototype, first flown just before World War II.

We 271
Role	Amphibian Flying Boat
Manufacturer	Weser Flugzeugbau GmbH
First flight	June 26, 1939
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Number built	1

History

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.

Specifications (We 271)

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General characteristics

• Wingspan: 13.00 m (42 ft 8 in)
• Empty weight: 2,600 kg (5,732 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Hirth HM 508D V-8 air-cooled inverted piston engines, 209 kW (280 hp) each

Performance

References

• Nowarra, Heinz J. (1988). Die Deutsche Luftrustung 1933-1945 (Band 4). Bernard & Graefe Verlag. ISBN 3-7637-5468-7.