Messerschmitt radial engine prototypes Bf 109 V-21& Bf 109X - TopicsExpress



          

Messerschmitt radial engine prototypes Bf 109 V-21& Bf 109X The Bf 109 X was powered by a BMW 801 A-0 radial engine. The only aircraft built was used for testing and for competition with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. First flight was made on September 2, 1940, and it made some flights until the end of 1941. The wing span was reduced to 9.33 m . Another Bf 109 was fitted with a radial engine, the Bf 109 V21, which was powered by a Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp SC-G rated at 880 kW (1200 HP). It had a standard Bf 109 E fuselage. Flown at August 17, 1939. The BMW 801 was a 14 cylinder twin-radial engine with supercharger and fuel injection and a Komandogeraet (command-device) which controlled the throttle, the supercharger and the ignition with only one lever.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:59:55 +0000

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