14305 Armory 1/144 Messerschmitt Me 109E Mediterranean aces (two models in the set)

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When creating the next modification of E, the designers of the "one hundred and ninth" used the ready gliders of the pre-production batch Bf 109D-0. In particular, flight tests of machinery designation had Bf 109V14 (D-IRTT) and V15 (D-IPHR), began in the summer of 1938 Both aircraft received takeoff 601А1 DB engine capacity of 1050 HP at the engine speed 2480 rpm, 1000 HP at rpm 2400 rpm and 810 HP at 2200 rpm at a height of 3700 m. Bf 109V14 was armed with two fuselage MG 17 machine guns and two wing guns to MG/FF, and VI5 had only machine guns. At the end of 1938 was released a series of eight installation Bf 109E-0, which were intended for testing weapons and engine. They were generally similar to experienced machines, and their weapons consisted of two fuselage and two wing machine guns. The fuselage of the aircraft Bf 109E-0 from the cockpit to the tail and did not differ from the fuselage of the "Dora", but the design of the engine has changed significantly. The oil cooler was placed in the tunnel under the engine, and the liquid (glycol) radiators were mounted symmetrically under the wing of the aircraft in the root part behind the wells of the main landing gear.