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

We 271
Role	Amphibian Flying Boat Type of aircraft
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.[1]

Specifications (We 271)

Data from [1]

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

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На других языках

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[de] Weserflug We 271

Die Weserflug We 271 war der Prototyp eines Amphibienflugzeuges der Weser-Flugzeugbau (kurz Weserflug) das Ende der 1930er / Anfang der 1940er entwickelt und erprobt wurde.

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- [en] Weserflug We 271

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[fr] Weserflug We 271

Le Weserflug We 271 était un hydravion allemand, utilisé pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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[it] Weserflug We 271

Il Weserflug We 271 fu un aereo anfibio bimotore ad ala alta sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica tedesca Weser-Flugzeugbau GmbH nei tardi anni trenta e rimasto allo stadio di prototipo.

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