Germany had established Akademische Fliegergruppe at several universities after World War I.

The first and lead group was established in Berlin, but one of the most prolific, up to World War II, was Akaflieg München, and design activities continued after World War II.

The Akaflieg München Mü-27 is a two-seat research aircraft intended to explore the performance characteristics of slotted Fowler flaps when used on a high-performance Sailplane.

The empennage and fuselage are constructed of glassfibre re-inforced plastic with conticell foam sandwich cores throughout.

Flight trials commenced at Oberpfaffenhofen airfield with Thomas Fischer at the controls.