Messerschmitt Bf-110G [Bf-110G-4]
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Heavy fighter, Fighter
bomber, Night fighter, Long range reconnaissance |
Crew | pilot, optional navigator/observer (*), radio operator/gunner |
| Manufacturer(s) | Messerschmitt
A.G. |
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| Production | about 6050
total, unknown number this version |
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| First Flew | January 1938 (Bf.110A-0) |
Introduction | ? |
(*) for night fighter variants
| Variants | |||
| Bf-110G | Improved F-series, two DB 605B engines, tail rudders increased in size. | ||
| Bf-110G-0 | Pre production. Heavy fighter or bomber. First delivered in May 1942. | ||
| Bf-110G-1 | Heavy fighter. | ||
| Bf-110G-2 | Heavy fighter or bomber. Had bomb racks. | ||
| Bf-110G-2/R1 | Heavy fighter. | ||
| Bf-110G-2/R3 | Had two 30 mm cannons replacing the four machine guns in the nose. Had GM 1 (nitrous-oxide) booster. | ||
| Bf-110G-2/R4 | Heavy fighter | ||
| Bf-110G-2/R5 | Had GM 1 (nitrous-oxide) booster. | ||
| Bf-110G-3 | Long range reconnaissance. Had nose cannons removed. Had a Rb 50/30 and Rb 75/30 cameras installed. | ||
| Bf-110G-3/R3 | Long range reconnaissance. | ||
| Bf-110G-4 | Night fighter. First delivered in 1942. | ||
| Bf-110G-4a | Had FuG 212 Lichtenstein C-1 radar installed. | ||
| Bf-110G-4b | Had FuG 212 and SN-2 radar installed. | ||
| Bf-110G-4c | Had SN-2 radar installed. | ||
| Bf-110G-4d | Had FuG 227 Flensburg homing radar. | ||
| Bf-110G-4/R3 | Night fighter. | ||
| Bf-110G-4/R6 | Night fighter. Had GM 1 (nitrous-oxide) booster. | ||
| Bf-110G-4/R7 | Night fighter. Had extra fuel. | ||
| Bf-110G-4/U7 | Night fighter. Had GM 1 (nitrous-oxide) booster. | ||
| Bf-110G-4/U8 | Night fighter. Had extra fuel. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 5089 kg |
Loaded Weight | 9390 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 9888 kg |
Length | 12.3 m, 13.05 m including antenna |
| Wingspan | 16.24 m |
Wing area | 38.8 m² |
| Height | 4.18 m with the tail up |
Wing loading | max. 243 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Nose | 1 × 3.7 cm FlaK 18 (1) or/and |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Nose | 2× 30 mm MK 108 (2) or/and |
120 (left) and 135 (right) |
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| Nose | 2-4 × 20 mm MG 151/20 (3) |
350 (port) and 400 (starboard) for
2x |
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| Secondary Guns | Nose | 4 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 (4) |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 1000 |
| Rear Cockpit | 1-2 × 7,92 mm MG 15 (5) or |
1 x 750 for 1x |
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1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 inch) MG 81z (6) |
2 x 850 |
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| Bombs | - |
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| Rockets | - |
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(1) Bf.110G-2/R1, Bf.110G-2/R4 variants,
(2) Bf.110G-2/R4, Bf.110G-4/R3, Bf.110G-4br3 variants, (3) Bf.110G-0,
Bf.110G-2, Bf.110G-3, Bf.110G-4, Bf.110G-4br3 variants,
(4) Bf.110G-0, Bf.110G-2, Bf.110G-2/R1, Bf.110G-3, Bf.110G-4, Bf.110G-4/R3
variants, (5) Bf.110G-0, Bf.110G-4br3 variants,
(6) Bf.110G-2, Bf.110G-2/R1, Bf.110G-2/R4, Bf.110G-3, Bf.110G-4, Bf.110G-4/R3
variants
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Daimler-Benz DB 605B-1 |
Type & Displacement | inverted-Vee V-12, 33.93 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1475 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 298 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 1270
L (internal), Up to 600 liters in 2 × 300 liters drop tanks
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(*) with max takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 550 km/h
at 6980 m |
Cruise Speed | 510 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 7925 m |
| Rate of Climb | 11 m/s |
Range | 901 km typical, 2100 km max |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | WW2 Warbirds | - |
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