Hey blogger's,
I'm back for my second blog, this time it's on Messerschmitt BF 109's, a German fighter plane from WW2. The BF 109 is a low-winged, single-seat monoplane designed by Prof. Willy Messerschmitt in 1934. The engine in a BF 109 is a Daimler-Benz DB601. In 1937, the DB601 was used in a BF 109 that gained the world land-plane record. The Messerschmitt's nemesis is the sleek, fast, beautiful and deadly Spitfire. On my post about Spitfires I forgot to say that it is heavily armed with eight wing mounted 0.303 machine gun's, later two 20mm cannon's, then the remanning 0.303's were replaced with 50cal machine gun's. The armament of the BF 109 was one 20mm cannon in the centre of the spinner, two synchronised machine guns were mounted in the cowling, firing over the top of the engine and through the propeller. Also one 7.92mm (MG17) machine gun fitted in each wing. The cockpits of BF 109's are very claustrophobic, so if you were shot down and you just happened to have a parachute and you tried to get out................good luck to you. Some people classed the Messerschmitt BF 109 as one of the outstanding aircraft of the second world war. Thats all on BF 109's for now and remember if you need anything answered just leave a comment with the question and i will hopefully answer, A.S.A.P. And for all you people with Facebook please tell all your friends about my blog (http://warbirdfacts.blogspot.com) I'm think they will love it. Also most of the time I will have a survey running on the top of the page. see ya. ELMO=]
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