Messerschmitt manufactured sewing machines

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Andor
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Messerschmitt manufactured sewing machines

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Post by Andor » 22 Jul 2011, 14:09

Hi there

I was not too sure where to post this but want to know how many of the sewing machines were manufactured by Mr Messerschmitt after the war?
Are these items scarce?
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Andor

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Re: Messerschmitt manufactured sewing machines

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Post by Andor » 23 Jul 2011, 17:18

Some of the parts on the sewing machine were actuall used on the planes!!
Interesting and built only untill 1956 I think.
I will soon post a photo.
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Andor Schütz


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Re: Messerschmitt manufactured sewing machines

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Post by Andor » 26 Jul 2011, 21:12

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murx
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Re: Messerschmitt manufactured sewing machines

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Post by murx » 22 Sep 2011, 21:28

800px-Messerschmitt_Kabinenroller_Microcar.jpg
Most famous was the Messerschmitt "Kabinenroller" (Cabin Scooter) in which original aircraft cockpit parts were used. The access was from the top. The vehicle had no revcerse gear. Therefore it occasionally happened that somebody was stuck in a garage with low ceiling unable to open the cockpit and also unable to leave the garage in reverse.


http://www.columbia.edu/~fdc/frankfurt/ ... hmitt.html

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Re: Messerschmitt manufactured sewing machines

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Post by NGP99 » 17 Oct 2019, 04:05

This is nonsense, and nothing could be further from the truth. The motor indeed had no reverse gear but the starter was integrated into the flywheel and thus could be reversed by the simple expedient of stopping the engine and pushing the ignition key down when restarting, thereby switching the polarity of the power to the starter with a massive solenoid. The result of this was that the Kabinenroller had four reverse gears, and anybody crazy enough to try it could drive as fast backwards as forwards.

There is a green light on the dashboard when reverse is in operation, but the noise from the solenoid left you in no doubt about it, and rather suggested that it came off something else.

With the possible exception of the hinge, there is nothing to suggest aircraft cockpit parts were used.

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