Udet U 1


The Udet U 1 is a single seat monoplane built by the German Ace Ernst Udet.

Design and development

In the summer of 1921, a new aviation company was formed using the WWI German flying ace, Ernst Udet's name. William Pohl from Milwaukee, Hans Henry Herrmann and Erich Scheuermann joined the company to fund the aircraft before wartime treaty restrictions were lifted on aircraft production with the intent of building an inexpensive aircraft for the American market. The builders produced and flew the U 1 five months before the formation of the Udet Flugzeubau GmbH company.
The design was a single seat low wing, open cockpit monoplane with conventional landing gear. The aircraft was large enough to accommodate two passengers, but did not have enough power for more than one person. The company fell into mismanagement, later becoming part of Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, later known as Messerschmitt.

Variants

;Udet U 1
;Udet U 2
;Udet U 4
;Udet U 6
;Udet U 10
;Udet U 10a

Aircraft on display