Bäumer Sausewind

Sausewind
The Sausewind before its famous 5.242km flight in 1925 known as "Der Deutsche Rundflug 1925".
Role	2-seat sportplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Bäumer Aero GmbH
|} The Bäumer B II "Sausewind" was an open twin-seated wooden cantilever sport plane built by German aviation company Bäumer Aero GmbH. Specifications Data from The Round Germany Flight [1] General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) Wing area: 11.6 m^2 (125 sq ft) Aspect ratio: 7 Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb) Gross weight: 490 kg (1,080 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Wright L4 piston engine, 45 kW (60 hp) Performance Maximum speed: 170 km/h (106 mph; 92 kn) Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min) References Flight 28 May 1925, p.318. Hallion, Richard P. "Airplanes that Transformed Aviation". Air & Space. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2010. "THE ROUND-GERMANY FLIGHT". Flight, 28 May 1925. pp. 317–326. Wolfgang Borgmann (2010-04-15). "Vom Sausewind zur Spitfire" (PDF). HAW Hamburg.