Messerschmitt Bf-109K [Bf-109K-4]
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Kurfürst |
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| Type | Fighter,
Fighter-Bomber Recce |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Messerschmitt |
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| Production | about
1000 |
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| Prototype completed | 1944 |
Introduction | 1944 |
| Variants | |||
| Bf-109K-1 | Does not go beyond the stage of the drawing board. | ||
| Bf-109K-2 | First variant of the Bf 109K with a new evolution of the DB 605 engine. It remains very close to the latest variants of the Bf 109G. It does not go beyond the prototype stage. | ||
| Bf-109K-3 | Does not go beyond the stage of the drawing board. | ||
| Bf-109K-4 | With pressurized cabin. Main production model with around 700 built. | ||
| Bf-109K-6 | Revised armament. Used MW 50 power boost. | ||
| Bf-109K-14 | With two stage supercharged
1725 hp Daimler-Benz DB 605L. Used MW 40 power boost. Did not go
into service. |
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| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 2840 kg |
Loaded Weight | 3199 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 3700 kg |
Length | 8.85 m |
| Wingspan | 9.97 m |
Wing area | 16.1 m² |
| Height | 2.50 m |
Wing loading | 196 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Engine-Mounted | 1 x 30 mm MK 108 |
Ammunition Carried | 60 |
| Secondary Guns | Nose | 2 × 15 mm MG 151/15 |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 220 |
| Underwings pods | 2 x 30mm MK 103 (*) |
2 x300 (*) |
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| Bombs | Up to 250 kg, carried on one hardpoint
rated 250 kg. General disposables load generally consisted of: 1
× 250 kg SC-250 bomb |
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| Rockets | - |
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(*) Bf.109K-6 variant
| Common Rüstsatz kits | |||
| RI | ETC 501/IX b bomb rack under the fuselage, fusing equipment for an SC 250 or SD 250 type 250 kg bomb | ||
| RII | ETC 50/VIII d bomb rack under the fuselage, fusing equipment, for four SC 50 type 50 kg bombs | ||
| RIII | Schloß 503A-1 rack for one fuselage drop tank (300 L) | ||
| RIV | 2 x 30 mm (1.18 in) Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108 underwing gunpods | ||
| RVI | 2 x 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20
underwing gunpods with 135 rpg |
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| RVII | Peilrufanlage |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 x DB
605ASCM/DCM |
Type & Displacement | liquid-cooled inverted V12, 35.7
L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1550
hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 485 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 400
L (internal) + optional 1 x 300 L drop tank underbelly
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 700 km/h
at 7501 m |
Cruise Speed | 552 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | 450 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 12500 m |
| Rate of Climb | 24.5 m/s |
Range | 573 km typical |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Lemaire Soft | ||
| WWII Vehicles | WW2 Warbirds | ||
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