Canada Aviation Museum WWII Aircraft / 15 Messerschmitt Bf 109
G Bill Maloney 7/22/2006 |
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15 Messerschmitt Bf 109
Length: 29 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan: 32 feet, 6 inches
Height: 8 feet, 4 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty - 5188lbs Max Takeoff - 6760lbs
Max Speed: 373mph at 19,700 feet
Cruise Speed: 349mph at 16,400 feet s
Range: 547 miles
Service Ceiling: 36,100 feet
Fuel Capacity: 106 gallons internally and 80 gallons in a single drop tank
Powerplant: Daimler Benz DB 605A inverted V12 - Takeoff hp 1475, atitude
Armament:
Two 7.62mm MG17 machine guns in the nose with 500 rounds each
One 20mm MG151/20 Cannon firing through the propeller hub with 200 rounds
One bomb of up to 551lbs
First Flight : Late 1941
Cost: RM56,000 (1944) or $2,800 in US Dollars (This sounds fantastically low, even with the use of slave labor. Even the cheapest US fighter the P-40 Warhawk was $45,000)