Messerschmitt BF 109
Specifications - Bf 109K
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.
[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
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