€15.99
Delivery time 1-3 working days within Germany
This item can only be delivered to the following countries:
Germany, Austria, Portugal, Netherlands, Hungary
Article number: 300060750
Product 1:72 Ger. Messerschmitt Bf109E-3
Without a doubt, the Messerschmitt Bf109 can be clamed as the most
famous and successful German aircraft from the WW2. It was the world´s
most advanced fighter at that time of its debut in 1936, and remained as
the standard fighter for the Luftwaffe throughout the conflict. Created
by the brilliant designer Willi Messerschmitt, it had the smallest
possible air frame built around the most powerful engine available. It
also boasted many of the then innovated features such as an all metal
stressed skin construction, retractable main landing gear. Automatic
Handley-Page leading edge slats, etc. The Bf109 saw the first combat
during the Spanish Civil War and fully demonstrated it exceptional
maneuverability, inherited from its precedent Bf108 Taifun (Typhoon)
multi-purpose sports plane. The Bf109 underwent numerous improvements
throughout its carrier, and mass production of the E variant started
late in 1939. Within one year, about 2,000 "E" aircraft were rolled out.
Its excellent performance greatly contributed in the active service of
German pilots at the Western Front and during the "Battle of Britain".
The E-3 version used and improved Daimler-Benz DB601Aa engine capable of
1,100 h.p. output. This engine had provision for mounting a 20mm MG FF
cannon on the crankcase and firing through propeller hub. The Messerschmitt Bf109E was one of the best fighters of the early WW2
period, on a par with the British Spitfire.
Detailed Plastic Kit of model
Messerschmitt Bf109E-3
in scale 1:72
Warning! Not suitable for children under 14 years.
