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Joseph Read
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!he Messerschmitt Bf 109 was designed by WIlly

Messerschmitt and Walter Rethel and had its first test flight in
1935.

!he Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a fighter pilot and it shot down

more Allied planes than any other aircraft!

It was mostly used as a German WWII plane but was first used
during the Spanish Civil War
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!he Messerschmitt B f109 was powered by a Daimler-Benz DB

605/1,200 engine.

It had a range of 373 miles

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!wo large, complex brackets which were fitted to the firewall.

!hese brackets incorporated the lower engine mounts and
landing gear pivot point into one unit. A large forging attached
to the firewall housed the main spar pick-up points, and carried
most of the wing loads. By concentrating the loads in the
firewall, the structure of the Bf 109 could be made relatively
light and uncomplicated.
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!he fighter was designed primarily for high-speed flight. A

smaller wing area was optimal for achieving high speed.
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!he Bf 109 included advanced high-lift devices on the wings,

including automatically-opening leading edge slats, and fairly
large camber-changing flaps on the trailing edge. !he slats
increased the lift of the wing considerably when
deployed, greatly improving the horizontal maneuverability of
the aircraft.
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A unique feature of the B 109 was that it had two coolant

radiators were equipped with a cut-off system. If one radiator
leaked, it was possible to fly on the second, or to fly for at least
five minutes with both closed.
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