Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA8720BF 109E-7B III./SKG 210, Russia 1941
General BackgroundThe first German mass produced 109 fighter was the Bf-109E that has been mistakenly referred to as the Me-109. The Bf is the designator for the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) (Bavarian Aircraft Works) that produced the original aircraft. In 1938 Messerschmitt took over BFW but throughout WWII German handbooks and documents referred to the aircraft as the Bf-109. By the end of 1939 the Bf-109E (Emil) had replaced all other 109 variants and equipped 13 Gruppens with 40 aircraft each. The Bf-109 was the main single-engine aircraft until the Fw-190 came along.The AircraftBf-109E-7 fighter-bombers were equipped with bomb racks and were capable of carry up to 500 kg. III./SKG 210 or Wespen-Geschwader (Wasp Squadron) was a ground attack unit and instead of the usual Bf-110 the unit was equipped with Bf-109E-7Bs. III./SKG 210 was soon re-designated III./ZG 1 and took part in the battles in the Balkans, North Africa and on the Eastern Front in 1941 – 1942. Bf-109E-7/B WNr 6027 “S9 CD” of Stab. III./ZG 1 was damaged when the landing gear collapsed in May 1942.
Hobby Master HA8720, BF 109E-7B III./SKG 210, Russia 1941, 1:48
SKU: HA8720
$77.00Price
Excluding Tax
Only 1 left in stock
- Crew: 1Dimensions: Wingspan – 32 ft 4.5 inWing Area – 18.3 m (197 sq ft)Length – 28 ft 8 inHeight – 11 ft 2 inWeight: Empty – 4,440 lbsGross Loaded – 5,520 lbsPerformance: Powerplant – 1 X Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa 12 cylinder inverted-vee liquid cooled, 1,150 h.p. @2,400 rpm on take-offPropeller – VDM electrically-operated controllable-pitch fully-feathering 3-blade metal screwFuel – 88 Imp. Gallons in fuselage behind pilot and under his seat.Maximum Speed – 375 mph @ 12,300 ftCruising – 298 mph @ 62.5% powerStall – 75 mph landing with flaps extendedRange – 412 miles @ 62.5% power @ 16,000 ftInitial Climb Rate – 3,100 ft/minService ceiling – 36,000 ftArmament: 2 X 7.9 mm MG 17 MG, 1,000 rpg mounted on engine crankcase firing through propeller2 X 20 mm MG FF cannons, 60 rpg mounted in wings
