HISTORY

PRODUCTION VERSIONS

OF THE Bf 109F

Bf 109F-1

As already mentioned, the design of the

Bf 109F underwent radical modernization and

overall aerodynamic fine-tuning. Apart from

the aerodynamic refinements in the nose, the

introduction of a new spinner and air intake to

the circular compressor, a visible change of

the Bf 109F compared to the Bf 109E was the

absence of horizontal tail struts. The change

in the armament arrangement was radical.

Compared to the Bf 109E, this was reduced to

an MG-FF fuselage cannon firing through the

propeller hub and two 7.9 mm MG 17 machine

guns above the engine. Due to the delay in the

development of the DB 601E engine, the DB

601N engine was used to power the Bf 109F-1.

Development delays also prevented the use

of the planned MG 151/20 or MG 151/15 cannon,

so the MG-FF (engine-mounted) cannon with

a 60-round magazine was used. The propeller

was the VDM-9.12007.10. The wing received an

elegant wingtip curvature with a cut-out for a

position light on the leading edge and, above all,

new radiators, as described above, the control

VDM 9.12007.10 propeller

VDM

9.12007.10

propeller

VDM 9.12087A propeller

Larger air intake

to compressor

VDM 9.12087A

(usually)

propeller

Larger oil cooler

type Fö 870

Fö 669B oil cooler

Fuselage tail

section external

reinforcement

Fö 669B oil cooler

Larger air intake

to compressor

with sand filter

Larger oil cooler

type Fö 870

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INFO Eduard

June 2023