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Last update:
06/15/2008
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Messerschmitt Me-209 V4 |
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Scale 1:33 |
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Author: Lukasz Fuczek |
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File Size: 20.1 Mb |
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Prototype of German high performance
fighter
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Price $10.00 |
Model # 044 |
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This model, in
printed format, is available from
Modelik |
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If ordering a CD, please
add $5.45
for Shipping & Handling. One charge per order. |
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Technical data: |
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Length |
7.24 m |
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Span |
7.80 m |
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Engine |
Daimler-Benz DB 601ARJ, 1,800hp |
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Max Speed |
755 km/h |
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Armament |
2 x MG17 in the cowling, 1 x
MG-FF shooting through the propeller hub. |
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Crew |
1 |
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The Me-209 was essentially a purpose-built air
racer whose only real commonality with the "Bf-109" was its DB-601
engine. It won a world speed record of 755 km/h (almost 470 MPH) on 26
April 1939. Willy Messerschmitt decided to see if the racer might make a
good fighter, and came up with the "Me-209-V4" prototype, which
performed its initial flight on 12 May 1939.
The fighter
prototype strongly resembled the original Me-209 air racer, but had many
changes, including a new wing, taller vertical tail plane, and provision
for two MG-17 guns in the cowling and an MG-FF/M cannon.
An air racer
is a highly specialized aircraft and is not generally suited for
military use. The Me-209-V4's ground and flight handling were terrible,
and successive tweaks over a year's time did nothing but raise the
aircraft's weight until it couldn't win an air race against an Emil,
much less the improved Frederick that was in the works. Messerschmitt
finally cut his losses and gave up on the idea.
Source
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Beta-build model built and photographed by the author. |
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