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Bf 109 G-4

Bf 109 G-4

Modification of
Bf 109 G-2, G-4
Produced
1,246
Changes
G-2 with the FuG 16 VHF radio, built September 1942 to mid-1943. From spring 1943 larger 660 × 160 mm mainwheels under teardrop wing blisters and a larger fixed tailwheel, often retrofitted to G-2s.
Crew
1
Engine
Daimler-Benz DB 605 A
Engines
1
Diameter
3,000 mm
Blades
3
Pitch
Constant speed

Performance

02,0004,0006,0008,0000200400600800Speed, km/hCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,320 kg: 511 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,320 kg: 634 at 6,600 mCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,350 kg: 495 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,350 kg: 606 at 6,500 mCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,390 kg: 488 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,390 kg: 593 at 6,400 mCombat, R3, 3,560 kg: 475 at 0 mCombat, R3, 3,560 kg: 562 at 6,300 m02,0004,0006,0008,00005101520Climb rate, m/sCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,320 kg: 16.6 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,350 kg: 16 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,390 kg: 15.7 at 0 mCombat, R3, 3,560 kg: 14.4 at 0 m
Altitude, mCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,320 kgCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,350 kgCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,390 kgCombat, R3, 3,560 kg
RegimeAltitudeSpeedClimbWeightLoadout
Combat0 m511 km/h16.6 m/s3,320 kgRüstsatz VI
Combat6,600 m634 km/h—3,320 kgRüstsatz VI
Combat0 m495 km/h16 m/s3,350 kgRüstsatz II
Combat6,500 m606 km/h—3,350 kgRüstsatz II
Combat0 m488 km/h15.7 m/s3,390 kgRüstsatz I
Combat6,400 m593 km/h—3,390 kgRüstsatz I
Combat0 m475 km/h14.4 m/s3,560 kgR3
Combat6,300 m562 km/h—3,560 kgR3

Climb time

AltitudeTime, minRegimeWeightLoadout
6,000 m6.4Combat3,320 kgRüstsatz VI
6,000 m6.7Combat3,350 kgRüstsatz II
6,000 m6.6Combat3,390 kgRüstsatz I
6,000 m7.5Combat3,560 kgR3

Armament

WeaponCountPositionSynchronized
MG 172FuselageTrue
MG 151/201Hub—

Loadouts

NameChangesWeightArmamentService ceilingReplaces
Rüstsatz IETC 501/IX b rack under the fuselage for one 250 kg bomb.280 kgSC 25011,200 m—
Rüstsatz IIETC 50/VIII d rack under the fuselage for four 50 kg bombs.240 kgSC 50 ×411,300 m—
Rüstsatz IIISchloß 503A-1 rack for one 300 L drop tank under the fuselage.————
Rüstsatz VITwo MG 151/20 in underwing gondolas; 135 kg without ammunition.215 kgMG 151/20 ×211,500 m—
R3Long-range reconnaissance: two 300 L underwing drop tanks, cowl guns removed.500 kg—10,800 mMg 17

Service

Germany · Western Europe
≈ Nov 1942 – May 1943
Germany · Mediterranean
≈ Feb 1943 – 9 Jul 1943
Germany · Italy
≈ Jul 1943 – Aug 1943
Germany · Eastern Front
≈ Apr 1943 – Mar 1944