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