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MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109
Specifications - Bf 109G


A Bf 109G-6 captured at Catania Airfield in Sicily. Unit: 6/JG53 Markings: 14+-
[Source: Unknown]

Powerplant:
Bf 109G-1:
   Model: Daimler-Benz 605A-1
   Type: Liquid Cooled Inverted V12
   Number: One
   Horsepower: 1,475 hp

Bf 109G-6:
   Model: Daimler-Benz 605AM
   Type: Liquid Cooled Inverted V12
   Number:
   Horsepower: 1,800 hp*
         *With Water/Methanol injection.

Later G models:
   Model: Daimler-Benz 605DC
   Type: Liquid Cooled Inverted V12
   Number: One
   Horsepower: 2,000 hp*
         *With Water/Methanol injection.
Dimensions:
Wing span: 32 ft. 6½ in. (9.92m)
Length: 29 ft. 7 in. (9.02m)
Height: 11 ft. 2 in. (3.40m)
Wing Surface Area: 127.77 ft.² (16.05m²)
   Weights:
Empty: 5,893 lb. (2673 kg)
Maximum, Loaded: 6,945 lb. (3150 kg)
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 386 mph at 22,965 ft.
Range: 447 Miles (729 km)
Service Ceiling: 38,550 ft. (11,750m)
Armament:
Bf 109G-1:
1 × 30mm MG 108 firing through hub.
   Ammunition: 60 Rounds
2 × 13mm MG 131 above engine.
2 × 20mm MG 151 under wings.

Bf 109G-6:
1 × 30mm MG 108 firing through hub.
   Ammunition: 60 Rounds
              Or
1 × 20mm MG 151
   Ammunition: 150 Rounds
              And
2 × 13mm MG 131 above engine.
   Ammunition: 300 rpg
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
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