Portale
Forty-four years ago, on August 13, 1935, a talented woman pilot flew a tiny all metal lightplane from Gleiwitz to Constantinople and back to Berlin in one day, a distance of 2,230 miles (3,569 km).
The round trip took a mere 13 1/4 hours.
Elly Beinhorn not only made a name for herself by this remarkable achievement, but she also
gave the equally remarkable airplane the name Taifun (Typhoon) which was to stick with it for the rest of its career.
Designed and built by the Bayerische Flugzeug Werke AG (Bavarian Aircraft com-any), the Taifun began its incredible career as an inauspicious export design!
Almost a half century later, Taifuns are still to be seen in the skies over two continents, truly an enviable record for any airplane!
The history of the Taifun is a colorful one.
It was designed to be versatile enough to serve a wide range of needs in both peace and
war.
