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Messerschmitt Bf-109 B-1

25.4k Mikan  5.9 years ago
Auto Credit Based on pancelvonat's Messerschmitt Bf-109

Competitor to the Heinkel 112, which like this, was also a horrible plane. Slow, slow and slow, inadequately armed. These two aircrafts are, really, just inferior to the Spitfire.

Not much else to say apart from that this is a piece of unairworthy trash.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Messerschmitt Bf-109
  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 31.9ft (9.7m)
  • Length 27.1ft (8.3m)
  • Height 10.1ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 4,855lbs (2,202kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,723lbs (2,596kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.069
  • Wing Loading 27.0lbs/ft2 (132.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 211.7ft2 (19.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2065

Parts

  • Number of Parts 48
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 251
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    25.4k Mikan

    not particularly bothered for a spitfire yet and the B-1 is slow.. @BMilan

    5.9 years ago
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    55.9k BMilan

    "Inferior to spitfire" I laughed so hard on this. Let's see: the Bf-109 B-1 entered production in 1936 while the Spitfire only entered production in 1938 (at this time, aircraft development was very fast so 2 years mean a lot). Yes the B-1 variant was inferior to the Spitfire but let's compare the spitfire to a variant that came out the same time. The Spitfire debuted in november of 1938 and the Bf-109 E-1 in december of 1938. Now the speed you mentioned, well yes the bf-109 was a little bit slower (spitfire ~ 584 km/h, bf-109 e-1 ~ 574 km/h) but calling it "slow slow slow" is stupid, it was one of the fastest fighters in the european theatre, and the bf-109 was a strong competitor to the spitfire, both planes advanced very quickly trhoughout the war and it's impossible to determine which one was better as usally they were on the same level. Calling the He-112 an "also horrible plane" is stupid again, at it's time it was a really great design too.
    But lemme ask something. If you hate this plane so much, why the hell did you steal if from pancelvonat and uploaded it numerous times? You even uploaded a He-112 even tho you called it a "horrible plane"? But I don't see any spitfires on your posts list. How is that?

    5.9 years ago