MESSERSCHMITT BF 109G

Take a tour around one of World War II’s most iconic aircraft and the backbone of the Third Reich’s Luftwaffe

MESSERSCHMITT BF 109G CREW: 1 LENGTH: 8.95M (29FT 7IN) WINGSPAN: 9.925M (32FT 6IN) HEIGHT: 2.6M (8FT 2IN) WING AREA: 16.05M² (173.3FT²) EMPTY WEIGHT: 2,247KG (5,893LB) LOADED WEIGHT: 3,148KG (6,940LB) MAX TAKEOFF WEIGHT: 3,400KG (7,495LB) POWERPLANT: 1 X DAIMLER-BENZ DB 605A-1 LIQUID-COOLED INVERTED V12, 1,455HP (1,085KW) PROPELLERS: VDM 9-12087 THREE-BLADED LIGHT-ALLOY PROPELLER PROPELLER DIAMETER: 3M (9FT 10IN) “WHILE ULTIMATELY NOT THE VERY BEST FIGHTING PLATFORM BY 1945, IT WAS BUILT IN HUGE NUMBERS, WITH MORE THAN 33,000 CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1937 AND 1945” Fighting against its arch rival the Supermarine Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 is probably the most famous Axis fighter of World War II. In the early years of the war, it was the main single-engine fighter interceptor of the Luftwaffe. While the E variant began to be outclassed by…

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History of War Book of Combat Machines (Digital) - 1 Issue, History of War Book of Combat Machines 2016

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