NAME OF THE AIRCRAFT | TYPE OF AIRCRAFT | DESCRIPTION |
MESSERCHMITT BF-109 | FIGHTER | IT WAS A GERMAN FIGHTER USED IN WORLD WAR 11. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED FIGHTERS WHEN IT FIRST APPEARED, WITH AN ALL-METAL MONOCOQUE CONSTRUCTION, A CLOSED CANOPY, AND RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR. |
SPECIFICATIONS | MUSEUM LOCATION/ PERSON | CITY | STATE/COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
STATUS (MUSEUM LOCATED) | DEUTCHES MUSEUM | MUNICH | GERMANY | IT WAS A GERMAN FIGHTER USED IN WORLD WAR 11. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED FIGHTERS WHEN IT FIRST APPEARED, WITH AN ALL-METAL MONOCOQUE CONSTRUCTION, A CLOSED CANOPY, AND RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR. |
MANUFACTURER | N/A | AUGSBURG | GERMANY | N/A |
DESIGNER | WILLY MESSERCHMITT | BAMBERG | GERMANY | WILLY MISSERCHMITT HOTEL |
YEAR (FIRST FLIGHT) | MAY 29,1935 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
MODEL | MESSERCHMITT BF-109 | NONE | NONE | NONE |
CREW | ONE | NONE | NONE | NONE |
MAX T/O WEIGHT | 7,495 LBS | NONE | NONE | NONE |
SPAN | 32FT 6 IN | NONE | NONE | NONE |
LENGTH | 29FT 7 IN | NONE | NONE | NONE |
HEIGHT | 8FT 2IN | NONE | NONE | NONE |
MAXIMUM SPEED | 429 MPH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
CRUISE SPEED | 382 MPH | NONE | NONE | NONE |
RATE OF CLIMB | 3,300 FT/MIN | NONE | NONE | NONE |
POWERPLANT | 1 X DAIMLER BENZ 6050DM OR DB/DC ENGINE INVERTED V-12 LIQUID-COOLED ENGINE, 1,775 HP. | NONE | NONE | NONE |
RANGE | 528 MILES | NONE | NONE | NONE |
SERVICE CEILING | 39,370 FT | NONE | NONE | NONE |
ARMAMENT | TWO 13.7-MM MG 131 MACHINE GUNS AND ONE MK 108 30-MM CANNON | N/A | N/A | N/A |