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Messerschmitt BF 109

Specifications - Bf 109B

Messerschmitt BF 109
Messerschmitt Bf 109B-2 in flight circa 1938.
[Source: Australian War Memorial/ID #: 129671]

Type: Single-seat fighter
Origin: Bayerische Flegzeugwerke
Crew: One
First Flight: N/A
Service Delivery: February 1937
Total Production: N/A

Powerplant:
Bf 109B-0:
  Model: Junkers Jumo 210B
  Type: Liquid-cooled, inverted V12
  Number: One      Horsepower: 610 hp

Bf 109B-1:
  Model: Junkers Jumo 210D
  Type: Liquid-cooled, inverted V12
  Number: One      Horsepower: 635 hp

Bf 109B-2:
  Model: Junkers Jumo 210E
  Type: Liquid-cooled, inverted V12
  Number: One      Horsepower: 640 hp

Dimensions:
  • Wing span: 32 ft. 4½ in. (9.87m)
  • Length: 27 ft. 11 in. (8.51m)
  • Height: 8 ft. 6 in. (2.59m)
  • Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights:
  • Empty: 3,483 lbs. (1580kg)
  • Max. Loaded: 4,850 lbs. (2120kg)

Performance:
  • Maximum Speed: 292mph (470kph)
  • Range: N/A
  • Initial climb: 2,200 ft/min (670.5m/min)
  • Service Ceiling: 26,575 ft. (8100m)

Armament:
  • 2 × 7.92mm MG 17 above engine.
  • 1 × 7.92mm MG 17 firing through hub.

Messerschmitt Bf 109
A Group of Messerschmitt Bf 109B fighters on an
airfield, Poland, September 1939.

[Source: Bundesarchiv/Bild 101I-379-0015-18]

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
Wikipedia - BF 109

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