Messerschmitt BF109E-4

Frank Riera
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4
Black >, Oblt.Franz von Werra, 1/JG3, Luftwaffe (August 1940)

Specifications (Bf 109 E-4)

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 8.63 m (29 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 9.85 m (32 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 16.05 m² (173.3 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,247 kg (5,893 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,148 kg (6,940 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 3,400 kg (7,495 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 601 liquid-cooled inverted V12, 1,100 PS (1,085 hp, 810 kW)
Propellers: VDM 9-12087 three-bladed light-alloy propeller
Propeller diameter: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)

Performance

Maximum speed: 566 km/h (354 mph) at 6,300 m (20,669 ft)
Cruise speed: 516 km/h (322 mph) at 6,000 m (19,680 ft)
Range: 659 km (412 mi)1,000 km (621 mi) with droptank
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Rate of climb: 17.0 m/s (3,345 ft/min)
Wing loading: 196 kg/m² (40 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 344 W/kg (0.21 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns:
2 × 7.9 mm (.31 in) synchronized MG 17 machine guns in nose
2 × 20 mm MG FF cannon in wings