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Messerschmitt Bf109 E-3 (Swiss)

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Method of operation
Flaps ---> VTOL
Trim ---> Trim
AG1 ----> Beacon Light ON/OFF

In the late 1930s, just before the outbreak of World War II, the Swiss Air Force purchased Messerschmitt Bf109 E-3s from Germany in order to strengthen its forces.

Its mission was to warn aircraft of airspace violations and to order forced landings. If the aircraft resisted, they also attacked them. In the latter half of the war, an increasing number of Allied bombers were on their way to bomb cities in southern Germany when they made a wrong turn and entered the airspace, or were hit or malfunctioned and headed for Swiss territory. In one case, a Bf109 E-3 of the Swiss Air Force was mistakenly identified as a German aircraft and shot down.

As a result, from September 1944 onwards, red and white stripes were applied to the wings and fuselage to identify the aircraft. The aircraft was decommissioned in December 1949, after the end of World War II. It continued to protect the skies of neutral Switzerland until it was replaced by the De Havilland DH.100 Vampire, a British-made jet fighter.(Taken from a plastic model of Tamiya Inc.)

*Wikipedia

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 34.5ft (10.5m)
  • Length 28.6ft (8.7m)
  • Height 11.5ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight 4,997lbs (2,266kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,068lbs (2,752kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.181
  • Wing Loading 34.0lbs/ft2 (165.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 178.7ft2 (16.6m2)
  • Drag Points 1359

Parts

  • Number of Parts 267
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 1,172