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Messerschmitt BF 109

Specifications - Bf 109E

Messerschmitt BF 109E

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

    Bf 109 E-3 with SC 250 Bomb.
    Bf 109 E-3 with SC 250 Bomb.

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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