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Me-109E EMIL Messerschmitt
Me-109E EMIL Messerschmitt:
The Messerschmitt ME 109E is the typical fighter aircraft of the World War II, although it was partly replaced by the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in 1941. It is the only Luftwaffe fighter aircraft that is single-engined. It was used in the Battle of Britain and it is considered as the equivalent of Spitfire.
It was based on the Daimler Benz 601 engine, giving it an outstanding performance over the Jumo 210 powered engines. It can reach a height of 5000 feet and a speed of 60 mph. The Daimler Benz 601 engine uses a direct fuel injection instead of a carbouretter which is why the Messerschmitt ME 109E performed better than the other fighter aircrafts such as the Hurricane and the other earlier models.
In the summer of 1938, the work on the Messerschmitt ME 109E began. Its first prototype, the 109V-14, flew in the same year. It was power-driven by the Daimler Benz 601A engine and equipped with the nose-mounted MG 17s and two wing mounted MG/FF cannon. The second prototype was the V-15 which was equipped with single nose-mounted cannon.
There were delays in the manufacturing of the 109E in regard to its DB601 engine. In December 1938, the pre-production of the E-0s were ready but the engine didn’t come out until 1939. This partially clarifies the unexpected fast appearance of the ME 109E in the Luftwaffe service in 1939. During the time of the outburst of war in 1939, 850 BF 109E-1s were distributed.
Span: 11"
Length: 12"
