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MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109
Specifications - Bf 109E


Bf 109 E-3 with SC 250 Bomb.
[Source: unknown]

Type: Single-seat fighter
Origin: Bayerische Flegzeugwerke
Powerplant:
Model: Daimler-Benz 601Aa
Type: Liquid Cooled Inverted V12
Number: One      Horsepower: 1,150hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 32 ft. 4.5 in.
Length: 28 ft. 8 in.
Height: 8 ft. 10 in.
Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights:
Empty: 4,440 lb.
Maximum, Loaded: 5,520 lb.
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 357 mph at 12,300 ft.
Maximum Climb: 3,100 feet per minute
Range: 412 Miles
Service Ceiling: 36,000 ft.
Armament:
Two 20mm MG/FF mounted in the wings.
  Ammunition: 60 rounds per gun

2 × 7.92mm MG 17 mounted above engine.
  Ammunition: 1,000 rounds per gun

Avionics: N/A
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Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe, 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
Scutts, Jerry - Messerschmitt BF109: The Operational Record, 1996, Airlife Publishing Ltd, UK
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