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Messerschmitt Bf 109

Specifications / Technical Data / Description
Junkers_88 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4: Thunder Over Michigan - Aug 2008. (Photographer: Rod Dermo) Luftwaffe insignia
Nicknamed
‘Messer’ - Knife (also an abbreviation of the manufacturer)
Manufacturer
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (later Messerschmitt)
Designed by
Willy Messerschmitt, Robert Lusser(1936)
Role
Fighter / Bomber
Crew
1
Engine
1 x Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1
liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine
Engine Power
Takeoff power: 1,361 kW (1,850 hp)

772 kW (1,050 hp) at 7,700 (25,263 ft) maximum continuous
Max level speed
6,622 km/h (386 mph; 336 kn) at 8,000 m (26,247 ft)
Cruising speed
590 km/h (370 mph) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
Climb rate
Initial: 16.9 m/s (3,320 ft/min)
At sea level: 19.2 m/s (3,780 feet/min)
At 3,000 m (9,843 feet): 17.5 m/s (3,445 feet/min)
At 6,000 m (1,9685 feet): 13.1 m/s (2,579 feet/min)
Time to altitude
5,791 m (19,000 ft) in 6 mins
Service Ceiling
111,735 m (38,500 ft)
Range
531 km/h (330 mph) at 5,791 m (19,000 ft) on internal fuel
Empty Weight
2,676 kg (5,900 lbs)
Max. Takeoff Weight
3,152 kg (6,950 lbs)
Wing Span
9.925 m (32 ft 7 in)
Wing Area
16.05 m² (172.8 ft²)
Length
9.04 m (29 ft 8 in)
Height
2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Armament
2 × 13 mm (.51 in) synchronized MG 131 machine guns, firing 300 rounds per gun with velocity of 600 metres per sec (1,968 ft/sec)
AND 1 × 20 mm (.78 in) MG 151/20 cannon as centerline Motorkanone, firing 200 rounds per gun with velocity of 805 metres per sec (2,641 ft/sec)
AND 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 underwing cannon pods with 135 rounds per gun, firing velocity of 320 metres per sec (1,049 ft/sec)

1 × 250 kg (551 lb) bomb OR 4 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs OR 1 × 300-litre (79 US gal) drop tank
Data for version
Bf 109G-6
First combat mission
1937 - during the Spanish Civil War
Final delivery (all variants)
May 1945 (Germany)
Total production
34,248
ICAO Code
ME09
Production Variants
Bf 109A, 109B, 109C, 109D, 109E, 109F, Bf 109G

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