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MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109
Specifications - Bf 109K-4


Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4/WkNr. 330139, Germany 1945.
[Source: Bundesarchiv]

Type: Single-seat fighter
Origin: Bayerische Flegzeugwerke
Powerplant:
  Model: Daimler-Benz 605
  Type: Liquid Cooled Inverted V12
  Horsepower: 1,550hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 32 ft. 6½ in.
Length: 29 ft. 4 in.
Height: 8 ft. 6 in.
Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights:
Empty: N/A
Maximum, Loaded: 7,438 lb.
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 452 mph at 19,685 ft.
Maximum Climb: 4,823 feet per minute
Range: 365 Miles
Service Ceiling: 41,000 ft.

Armament:
One 30mm MG 103 or MG 108 mounted between cylinder heads and firing through the propeller hub.
  Ammunition: N/A

Two 15mm MG 17 mounted above engine.
  Ammunition: N/A.

Avionics:
N/A
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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