Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA8724BF 109E-3 "Karl Wolff" Yellow 15, III/JG 52, France, August 1940
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.
Hobby Master HA8723, BF 109E-3 "Karl Wolff" Yellow 15, III/JG 52, France, 1:48
SKU: HA8723
$86.00Price
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- Role: Fighter/InterceptorWeight: Empty – 2,025 kgEmpty With Fuel – 2,328 kgMaximum Take-Off – 2,610 kgPerformance: Powerplant – 1 X Daimler-Benz DB-601A 12-Cylinder InlineMaximum Power – 924 hp Upgraded 1,070 hpSpeed Maximum Stock – 545 km/h @ 5,000 mUpgraded – 594 km/h @ 5.000 mRate of Climb Stock – 12.5 m/secUpgraded – 25.1 m/secRange – 412 miles @ 62.5% power @ 16,000 ftInitial Climb Rate – 3,100 ft/minService ceiling – 36,000 ftArmament: Guns Wing Mounted – 2 X 20 mm MGFF Cannons W/60 RPG = 120 TotalGuns Nose Mounted – 2 X 7.92 mm MG 17 Machine Guns W/1,000 RPG = 2,000 TotalBombs 4 X 50 kg SC50JA1 X 250 kg SC250JA
