Bf 109 G-4

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fighter aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft single-engine
fighter-bomber (in some variants)
gptkbp:armament 1 × 20 mm MG 151/20
2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 (optional)
2 × 7.92 mm MG 17
up to 2 × 250 kg bombs (optional)
gptkbp:climbRate 15 m/s
gptkbp:cockpit gptkb:Erich_Hartmann
enclosed
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:design low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:engine DB 605
gptkbp:enginePower 1,475 hp
gptkbp:famousRival Hans-Joachim Marseille
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:firstFlight 1937
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 300 L
gptkbp:height 2.5 m
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the most produced fighter aircraft in history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bf 109 G-4
gptkbp:influenced later jet fighters
gptkbp:influencedBy Bf 109 E
gptkbp:landingGear retractable
gptkbp:length 8.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer Messerschmitt
gptkbp:maxSpeed 640 km/h
gptkbp:nickname Gustav
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 20,000
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,000 km
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:productionYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:retirementYear 1945
gptkbp:role air superiority
gptkbp:serviceHistory extensively_used_in_the_Eastern_and_Western_Fronts
gptkbp:services 11,000 m
gptkbp:speed 110 km/h
gptkbp:succeededBy 60°/s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bf_109_K-4
gptkbp:supportRole 1942
600 km
highly_effective_against_Allied_aircraft
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:variant Messerschmitt Bf 109
gptkbp:weight 3,200 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 9.92 m