Bäumer Sausewind
The Bäumer B II Sausewind was an open, two-seat low-wing monoplane constructed in timber. It was the first aircraft from German production, which had been designed for aerodynamic perfection. Thus, all control cables and linkage levers were resistance version installed to the inside. The chassis had two axes, in order to save the resistance of a continuous axle. The wings and the tail had an elliptical plan which is opposed to the then usual rectangular wings offers aerodynamic advantages.
Development
The development went on a tender for the BZ at noon back: When " BZ price of the Skies" a prize of 100,000 Reichsmarks was made victorious premium prospect. When Bäumer Aero GmbH, the brothers Siegfried and Walter Günter Günter constructed the B II
Other successes
- On 31 May 1925, the B II from Berlin-Tempelhof started with the German scenic flight. For the distance of 5242 km, a time of flight ( including several emergency landings ) of 91 hours and 12 minutes was needed. Thus the Sausewind took second place in Group B for aircraft with max. 80 hp. There were a winning prize of 15,000 Reichsmarks.
- When Otto Lilienthal competition from 15 June to 23 July 1925, the B II won in the greatest speed at 100 m height ( 183.5 kmh ), peak height ( 4770 m) and best rate of climb (2.11 m / s).
Loss
When Saxony- round flight, the B II " Whirlwind " for the German pilot school was in use. In this case, the aircraft was lost in a crash landing on September 19, 1925.