Messerschmitt Bf 161 ‹› Overview The Messerschmitt Bf 161 was a 1930s prototype German reconnaissance aircraft. Specifications Aircraft Roles Reconnaissance Aircraft Country Germany Timeline 1930s First Flown 1938 Manufacturer Messerschmitt aircraft Configuration Landing Gear Aircraft With Retractable Conventional Landing Gear Tail Twin-Tail Aircraft Types Multi-engine aircraft Twin-Engined Aircraft Twin-Engined Piston Aircraft Twin Piston-Engined Tractor Aircraft Twin-Engined Tractor Aircraft Propeller aircraft Piston-engined aircraft Tractor Aircraft View on Wikipedia → ◀ LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin Messerschmitt Bf 163 ▶ Similar Aircraft Blohm & Voss BV 141 Germany 1930s LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin Germany 1930s Heinkel He 70 Blitz Germany 1930s AEG helicopter Germany 1930s LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin Germany 1920s Flettner Fl 282 Germany 1940s