Mü10 ‘Milan’ (1934) |
The "Milan" is one of the best designs from the Akaflieger. Dipl-Ing. Egon
Scheibe used steel for the first time for the fuselage. This concept was called
later the 'Münchner Schule'. The wingprofile was developed by the Akaflieger.
Optimized for low speed that is thermal flights. The maximum speed is given
as 290 km/h in the Air worthiness Certificate. The after seat was reached through
a small hatch under the left wing. The sinking speed was 0.7 m/s as a two-seater.
( As a single seat 0.65 m/s) . It was used for many cross country flights - 1934 Hesselberg - Praha - 1937 Salzburg - Fara dÁlpago (Italy) 195 km -1938 Bern - Pallanza/Lago Maggiore 136 km It won the 1934 Rhön-Konstruktionspreis and in 1937 First prize in altitude , 2980 m, at the ISTUS-meeting. Later the aircraft was exhibited at the Deutschen Museum and survived WW 2. It was after the war used again by the new established Akaflieger in 1951 and used in the fifties. Today it is back at the Deutschen Museum |
Details Span 17.8 m Wingarea 20 m2 Aspectratio 15.6 Wingloading 16.8 kg/m2 Wingprofile Mü Weight empty 180 kg Flying weight 335 kg |





