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Messerschmitt Bf-109 Specifications

 
The Messerschmitt Bf-109 was the most famous German Luftwaffe fighter of World War II. Pictured below is a 109 captured by the English RAF and painted in British markings. (Jack Gaffney photo)
captured bf-109 messerschmidt.
A Bf-109 is featured in the painting "Time to Bail Out".
 
  • Bf-109 – single seat fighter
  • First flight – September 1935
  • Total production – over 35,000
  • Powerplant – One 1,200 hp. Daimler-Benz DB 601N
    liquid-cooled inverted V-12 cylinder piston engine
  • Climb rate – 3,300 feet per minute
  • Armament – one hub-firing 20mm cannon and
    four 7.9mm machine guns, two located in the
    wings and two on the top of the engine cowling.
  • Wingspan – 32 ft., 4.5 in. (9.86 m)
  • Length – 28 ft., 8 in. (8.74 m)
  • Height – 11 ft., 2 in. (3.4 m)
  • Wing area – 174 sq. ft. (16.16 m2)
  • Weight – 4,440 lb. empty
  • Maximum takeoff weight – 6,100 lb.
  • Maximum speed – 358 mph
  • Ceiling – 36,500 ft.
  • Range – 680 miles
 
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