The 109... questions

[JG52Uther]

When I get the time I will take off from France and fly to London at cruise settings,to see how much fuel is left.
I think in real life they had 10 minutes or so combat time over London,so it must have been pretty hair raising trying to get back while avoiding enemy fighters. I already flew one mission out in the channel,got a fuel leak and only just made it back to base with empty tanks and the fuel light on! That was bad enough,and no one was shooting at me!

[adonys]

actually I remember that they had even less than 10, that being only 5 minutes of full power combat time above London.

it was the main reason Luftwaffe haven't completely obliterated britain fighters during BoB because someone decided to start it before having the fuel tank ready for the 109s (and the fact that all pilots bailing out were recovered and flying again the next day for britons, while was lost as PoW for germans).

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by JG52Uther

When I get the time I will take off from France and fly to London at cruise settings,to see how much fuel is left.
I think in real life they had 10 minutes or so combat time over London,so it must have been pretty hair raising trying to get back while avoiding enemy fighters. I already flew one mission out in the channel,got a fuel leak and only just made it back to base with empty tanks and the fuel light on! That was bad enough,and no one was shooting at me!

Some data for the E-1/E-3

SL
Max continuous: 2200rpm, 254mph - 1.05hr, 267mi
Max economy: 1300rpm, 164mph - 2.02hr, 404mi

16,494 ft
Max continuous: 2400rpm, 323mph - 0.55hr, 286mi
Max economy: 1300rpm, 217mph - 1.50hr, 413mi