13.1 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg. 100 °/sRate of Roll. 1050.7 Maneuverability. Me 109 TL. VIII. 11500. Blueprint created on the basis of the Bf 109 featuring a jet engine. Presented in January 1943 as a "backup" for the Me 262. The project was discontinued. Early Messerschmitt M.23a with ABC Scorpion engine (picture source) Messerschmitt had gained a reputation for aerodynamically clean and very lightweight designs, and accidents of the M.20 and M.23 in which the tail section failed made pilots wary of the structural soundness of his designs. Nevertheless, his aircraft achieved surprising The result was the "Bf 109F". The most noticeable difference was a longer and more streamlined cowling ending in a large prop spinner, giving the new variant a cigar-shaped appearance that would be retained in subsequent Bf 109 variants. The propeller blades were 10 centimeters (4 inches) shorter and wider in chord. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. [3] The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War and was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II in 1945. [3] Considered by many as the high-water mark of Bf 109 development, the F series abandoned the wing cannon and concentrated all armament in the forward fuselage with a pair of synchronized machine guns above and a single 15 or 20 mm Motorkanone-mount cannon behind the engine, the latter firing between the cylinder banks and through the propeller The Messerschmitt BF-109 was a fighter made in Germany during WW2. This is the G-2 variant which includes better engine and comes equipped with 20mm MG151/20 gun pods. Replica Features Fighters with liquid-cooled engines were vulnerable to hits in the cooling system. For this reason, on later Bf 109 F, G, and K models, the two coolant radiators were equipped with a cut-off system. If one radiator leaked, it was possible to fly on the second, or to fly for at least five minutes with both closed. Manufacturer: Messerschmitt A.G. Country: Germany. Aircrft type: fighter and fighter bomber. Pilot accomodation: enclosed cockpit. Service entry: 1937. Retired: 1967. Specifications: Bf 109G-6. Operational equipment: standard communications equipment and a Revi C/12D aim. Armament: 1x 30mm MK 108 with 60 bullets or one fast firing 20mm MG 151/20 with 150 bullets, both firing through the CDrf.