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Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108 fighter

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Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108:
Germany's Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108
Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108:
Germany's Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108
Messerschmitt Me 108B / Bf 108B:
Germany's Messerschmitt Me 108B / Bf 108B
 
Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108:
Germany's Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108
Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108:
Germany's Messerschmitt Me 108 / Bf 108
   

Design

Note: Though I don't think it was intentionally designed as a fighter (I don't have a lot of information on this plane), I placed in the fighter category for convenience.

The Messerschmitt Bf 108 was designed by Willy Messerschmitt in 1933.1

The design and techniques for construction were later used for the Messerschmitt Bf 109.1

Prototype

Production

Variants

  • Messerschmitt Bf 108:

Usage

The Bf 109 was used in air racing.1

Specifications

  Messerschmitt Bf 1081
Type Fighter?
Crew  
Engine (Type) Argus As 10C1
Cylinders  
Cooling  
HP 2401
Propeller blades  
Fuel capacity  
Dimensions  
Span 35'1
Length 27' 4"1
Height  
Wing area  
Weight  
Empty  
Loaded  
Maximum load  
Performance  
Speed 190 mph1
Cruising speed  
Climb  
Service ceiling  
Range  
Armament  

Sources:

  1. World War II Airplanes Volume 1, Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi, 1976