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(German
tactical trials comparing the Luftwaffe`s Bf 109E and Bf 110C to
contemporary enemy types Hawker Hurricane,
Supermarine Spitfire and
Curtiss Hawk.) Translated to English.
Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Die
Kurvenwendigkeit der Me-typen II. Teilbericht.
The turning performance of the
Messerschmitt types II. Partial report. Technischer Bericht
TB Nr. 17/40. August 1940. (Messerschmitt A.G. Projektbüro
theoretical study of the turn performance of various Messerschmitt
types. This partial report contains the theory behind calculating turning radius
and time,
illustrated on an example of a Bf 109E in sustained and diving turns,
as well as misc. information such as propeller effiency curves for Bf
109E, Bf 109F-4, Bf 110C, Me 209 and Me 210.) In German.
(A
very detailed British evaluation report on the captured Bf 109E-3 WNr. 1340, previously
tested in France - see 'Rapport
sur l'avion
Messerschmidt
109' above -and
subsequently shipped to Britain.
The report is partly based on previous French evaluation reports. It
contains results of tactical trials with the RAF's Spitfire and
Hurricane, measurements of stall speed, roll rate, description of the
airframe etc.)
(Wartime
article from the British 'Flight' magazine. It repeats previous
evaluation reports produced in Britain, namely the Morgan&Morris
evaluation report on Bf 109E WNr. 1304, that crash landed in France and
underwent tactical
and performance
trials in France and subsequently
in Britain, and the evaluation reports on Hptm. Pingel`s Bf 109F-2 WNr. 12 764, crash
landed and evalutated
in Britain in 1941. While it contains
numerous inaccuracies it is an interesting document of the era.)
(German
tactical trials comparing the Luftwaffe`s Bf 109G-4 and FW 190A-5 to
contemporary Italian types Macchi 205 V, Macchi205 N, Reggiane 2005 and Fiat G
55.) In German.
(American
tactical trials with the ex-Luftwaffe Bf 109G-6/trop WNr. 16 416
captured in May 1943 at Soliman airfield, origianally belonging to JG
77.
Subsequently it was disassembled, re-assembled in the United States by
North American, and was taken to Wright Airfield for evaluative testing.) In English.
(Level
speed trials in Switzerland on imported Bf 109E-3, comparing
Escher-Wyss and VDM propellers.)
In English.
Material
related to Messerschmitt Bf 109F
(Bf 109F performance is also covered by this
site in an excellent and through manner)
Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Kennblatt
für das Flugzeugmuster Bf 109 Baureihe F-1 und F-2 mit DB 601 N
Motor.
Specification sheet for the Bf
109 aircraft type, models F-1 and F-2 with DB 601N engine. Dv. 77 /
286
October 1941. (Specification sheets with loading
tables, level speed and climb performance in tabular and graphical form
for Bf 109F-1 and F-2 aircraft.
via Deutsches Museum.) In German.
Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Datenblatt,
Leistungen erflogen, 109 F 4.
Datasheet, flight tested
performance. 109 F 4. Datenblatt
November 1941. (Flight tested company performance
datasheet for Bf
109F-4 at Steig-u.
Kampfleistung. Standing ban of the Startleistung is noted. The tested figures appear to
have been not corrected for compressibility effects.) In German.
Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Datenblatt,
errechnete Werte, 109 F 4.
Datasheet,
calculated performance. 109 F 4. Datenblatt
IV/56/42 July 1942. (Calculated company performance
datasheet for Bf
109F-4 at Steig-u.
Kampfleistung. Ban of the Startleistung is no longer noted, in agreement with
other sources pointing to the release of the Start- u.
Notleistung for DB 601 E. The
tested figures appear to have been corrected for compressibility
effects.) In German.
(Calculated
company performance datasheet for Bf
109G-1 in it's standard serial production conditions. Results show good
agreement with actual flight trials and appear to have been
accepted as officially guaranteed specifications. Included is a graphic
comparison with results from live flight trials.) Available in German and in English.
Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Volldruckhöhe
Me 109 G mit DB 605 A.
Full Throttle Height Me 109 G
with DB 605 A. Versuchs-Bericht
Nr. 109 09 L42. June 1942.
(Research
trials with one of the first series production Bf
109G-1s, WNr. 14 001 to invastigate the reasons behind lower than
expected rated altitude of the DB 605 A engine. The Daimler-Benz
company pointed to too small air intake diameter, but trials proved
negative confirming this.) Available in German.
(Factory
performance trials with Bf
109G-1
WNr. 14 026 factory testbed aircraft, fitted and consequently tested
with DB
601 and 605
engines.)
Available in German.
(Part
of several British evaluation reports on the first Bf 109G, the famous
'Black 6' captured by British forces in North Africa.)
Available in English.
(Finalized
results of Rechlin performance trials with a Bf 109G-1.)
In German, with
English translation, comments, and comparison with other flight
test
results.
(Factory
performance trials with Bf 109G to obtain data on the performance
between with the old series production engine cowling, the bulged
cowling for the G-6's MG 131E installation, and the newly designed
streamlined cowling with reduced drag.) Available in German and in English.
(Flight
performance compilation table for Bf 109G-1 through G-6 subtypes in
various configuration, based on avarage flight performance of serial
production machines.) Available in German and in English.
(Factory
performance trials with Bf
109 G-5 W.Nr. 15 562, CN+WF
showing performance with and without the MK 108 underwing gondola
mock-up present.) In German.
(Factory
performance trials with Bf
109 G-5 W.Nr. 15 562, CN+WF
showing performance with a small, unfaired 160 liter droptank from
which installation less drag
was expected. The trials
proved negative, and better results were expected from droptank
fairings.) In German.
(Factory performance trials with Bf 109G-3
WNr. 16 261, using GM-1 injection. Results presented were preliminary
due to GM-1 system malfunctions during the trials.)
In German, with English notes.
Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Leistungen
Me 109 G mit DB 605 AS.
Performance of Me 109 G with DB
605 AS. Versuchs-Bericht
Nr. 109 20 L43.
January 1944.
(Factory
performance trials with Bf 109G-5
WNr. 26 108, fitted with the new high-altitude DB 605 AS engine.) In German.
(Extenisive
compilation of all previous known performance, research etc. trials
with Bf 109Gs. Many of those reports are reproduced here in full as
well.
Avarage values were arrived and corrected to a late-standard Bf 109
base model with non-retractable tailwheel and wing undercarriage
fairings.
The avaraged level speed and climb performance of these tests are
plotted on graphs. Data and examples are provided to arrive of the
perfomance of any subtype.
The full, 38-page report notes the differences between every Bf 109G
subtype in tables, effects of equipment items on perfomances - these
are ommitted presently,
but likely to be added in the future.)
In German.
(Instructions
on how to operate GM-1 dinitrous-oxide high-altitude boost on the Bf
109G for pilots and groundcrew.) In German. Google translation for
English.
Messerschmit
A.G. Oberammergau - Performance
of 8 - 109 K4
and K6 with DB 605 ASCM/DCM.
A / IV / 294 / 44
January 1945 (Messerschmitt
calculations for improved propeller types for the Bf 109K, also
detailing performance of the serial production 109K.)
Translated to
English.
III.
Messerschmitt Bf
109 Technology
Material related to Messerschmitt
Bf 109 Powerplants
Luftflottenkommando 6,
Führungsabteilung I. (Ia Flieg) - Ausrüstung
der Jagdverbänden.
Equipment of
the fighter units. Nr.
4151/45 geh. 19th March 1945. (Table from Luftflotte 6 headquarters,
detailing fighter and fuel allocation for fighter units of Luftflotte 6
on the Eastern Front.)
In German.
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'Messerschmitt AG.
Augsburg - Kennblatt für das Flugzeugmuster Bf 109
Baureihe F-1 und F-2 mit DB 601N.'
'Messerschmitt AG.
Augsburg - Die Kurvenwendigkeit der Me-typen II.
Teilbericht. '
'OKL, GdJ-Grp.
Qu-, Br. B. Nr. 1561/45 g.Kdos. von 20. März 1945.'
DB 605A-1 engine
limitations from Bf 109G Flugzeug-Handbücher, 1942-1943.
Transcript of
Generalluftzeugmeister meeting of 7 September 1943,
GL/C-E
- Bf
109K-4
Kurvenblatt.
Luftflottenkommando 6,
Führungsabteilung I. (Ia Flieg) - Ausrüstung der
Jagdverbänden.
'
Messerschmit A.G. Oberammergau - Performance
of 8 - 109 K4
and K6 with DB 605 ASCM/DCM '
Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg
- Me
109G. Erflogene geschwindigkeiten auf Erla-Maschinenwerke.
- Me
109G. Vergleich. errechnete - erflogene Leistung.
- Me
109G. Steiggeschwindigkeit. gerechnet Messerschmitt AG., erflogen Erla
Maschinenwerke.
'Daimler-Benz
A.G. Niederschrift 6730 von 20.1.45.'
'OKL, GdJ-Grp. Qu-, Br. B. Nr. 1561/45 g.Kdos. von 20. März 1945.'
Updates and extensions to DB 605 ASM, DB and DC engine datasheets
'R.A.E. -
Messerschmitt Me. 109. Handling and Manoeuvrability Tests.'
'Technical
Sheet issued by the Quartermaster General - DB 605
engine in the Me 109 G.'
' USAAF Material Command - Pilot's comments on Me 109G, AAF. No. EB-102
'
' Aircraft fuel
consumption of the GAF January-March 1945.'
' Report on German
C.3 (green) type of aviation gasoline.'
' Technical Report
No. 145-45: Manufacture of aviation gasoline in Germany.'
' Report on the
Petroleum and Synthetic Oil Industry of Germany.'
' USSBS -
Aviation Gasoline, German Stocks, Production, Consumption 1940-1945.'
' Increasing the revs
of engine types D.B. 601A and 601N in the Me 109.'
' Baubeschreibung
für das Flugzeugmuster Messerschmitt Me 109 mit Daimler-Benz-Motor
DB 601 .'
' Through British
Eyes - A Critical Examination of the Original Messerschmitt Me 109 E,
the Changes Incorporated in the 109
F, and some Handling and Performance trials.'
'
Messerschmit A.G. Oberammergau - Leistungen Me 109G-14/U4 mit DB 605 AM
u. ASM.'
' E`Stelle
Guidonia - Bericht über Jagdflugzeug-Vergleichsfliegen bei der
ital. E-Stelle Guidonia.'
' Suomen
Ilmavoimat - Finnish Air Force performance trials with Bf 109 G-2
MT-215. '
'
Swiss level speed results for Bf 109E-3,
WNr. 2404, J-347 with Escher-Wyss and original VDM propellers. '
' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Geschwindigkeitsmessungen
an Flugzeuge mit sonderbehandelten und
serienmässigen Oberflächen '
' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Leistungzusammenstellung
Me 109 G '
' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Einfluss der
Form der Motorhaube auf die Geschwindigkeit der
Me 109G '
' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Geschwindigkeitseinfluß
von 2 MK
108 unter den Flächen der Me 109G '
' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Widerstand
des unverkleideten 160 l Außenbehälters unter dem Rumpf'
' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Volldruckhöhe
Me 109 G mit DB 605 A. '
' Daimler-Benz A.G. -
Horizontalgeschwindigkeiten mit MW 50 Leistung Me 109 GJ+FX. '
' GL/C-E
- Bf 109G-14 / DB 605 AM, Erflogene Werte '
' No.
209 Group - Middle
East Trials / Test of Me 109 G-2 (trop) .
'
' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Datenblatt für Me 109 G-1
Ausführung.
'
' British Air Intelligence -
Middle East Trials / Me 109 G Dimensions, Weights and Performance.
'
' DB
601, DB 605, DB 603 powerplant
datasheets. '
' E`Stelle
Rechlin - Vergleichsfliegen Bf 109 E, Bf 110 C, Spitfire, Hurricane und
Curtiss. '
' Centre d'Essais du Materiel Avions -
Performance trials. '
' Geschwindigkeitunterschied mit und ohne
Flügelwaffen Bf 109 E3.
Meßprotokoll vom 16.2.39. '
' Kurz-Betriebsanleitung für
Flugzeugführer und Bodenpersonal für GM 1-Anlagen in Bf 109 G
'
' Geschwindigkeit
Bf 109 V15a.
Meßprotokoll vom
26.4.38 '
'
Messerschmit A.G. Oberammegau - Performance
of 8 - 109 K4
and K6 with DB 605 ASCM/DCM
'
Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Leistungen
Me 109 G mit DB 605 AS. '
' Geschwindigkeit
Bf 109 V15a.
Meßprotokoll vom
26.4.38 '
' Centre
d'Experiences Ariennes Militaires : Rapport sur l'avion Messerschmidt
109. '
'
Geschwindigkeit
Bf 109 V15a.
Meßprotokoll vom
26.4.38. '
' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Leistungsmessung
Me 109 G mit GM 1 -
Zusatzeinspritzung. '
'
E`Stelle
Rechlin
-
Kennblatt für Flugzeugmuster Bf 109 G-1 mit Motor DB 605A.
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' Messerschmitt
AG. Augsburg - Leistungsmessung 109 G mit DB 605 A und DB
601 E. '
'
Messerschmit A.G. Oberammergau - Performance
of 8 - 109 K4
and K6 with DB 605 ASCM/DCM '
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