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Messerschmitt BF 109

Specifications - Bf 109K

Messerschmitt BF 109K
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 30mm MG 108 mounted between cylinder heads and firing through the propeller hub.
  • Two 15mm MG 17 mounted above engine.

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

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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