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Messerschmitt, Willy (Wilhelm Emil) |
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Messerschmitt, Willy (Wilhelm Emil) (1898-1978)German aeroplane designer. His Me-109 was a standard Luftwaffe fighter in World War II, and his Me-262 (1944) was the first mass-produced jet fighter. Messerschmitt aeroplanes were characterized by simple concept, minimum weight and aerodynamic drag, and the possibility of continued development. He designed cantilever monoplanes from the early 1920s when the market still looked for biplanes with visible struts and bracing wires. The Me-109 held the world speed record of 610 kph/379 mph from 1937.
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