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Messerschmitt Bf 110D-3



Type: Day Fighter/Ground Attack
Crew: Two
Origin: Bayerische Flegzeugwerke.

Powerplant:
Model: Daimler-Benz DB 601N
Type: Liquid-cooled, inverted V12
Number: Two     Horsepower: 1,200 hp

Fluids:
Fuel Capacity: 279 Imperial Gallons in wing cells
Oil Capacity: 7.7 Imperial Gallons per engine

Dimensions:
Wing span: 53 ft. 4¾ in.(16.25m)
Length: 39 ft. 8½ in. (12.1m)
Height: 11 ft. 6 in. (3.5m )
Wing Surface Area: 413 Sq. ft.

Weights:
Empty: 4,500kg (9,920 lbs.)
Loaded: 7,000kg (15,430 lbs.)
  Performance:
Maximum Speed: 349 mph (562 kph) at 22,965 ft (7,000m)
Range: 528 mls (850 km) at 304 mph (490kph) at 16,400 ft. (5,000m)
Initial climb: to 5,500m (18,045 ft.) in 8 minutes
Service Ceiling: 32,800 ft. (10,000m)

Armament:
Nose: Fixed firing forward
Four 7.9mm MG 17 Machine Guns with 1,000 r.p.g.
And
Two 20mm MG FF Cannon with 180 r.p.g.

Rear Gun: In flexible mounting in rear cockpit
Two 7.9mm MG 15 Machine Gun with 750 rounds.

Payload:
Racks for two 500kg bombs.

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

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