Bf 109 G-6

Bf 109 G-6

Modification of
Bf 109 G-6, G-14
Produced
12,000
Produced approximate
True
Changes
Introduced February 1943; over 12,000 built, factory and RLM records disagree. From early 1944 some had the DB 605 AM with MW 50 boost.
Crew
1
Length
8,950 mm
Wingspan
9,925 mm
Height
2,600 mm
Wing area
16.05 m²
Empty weight
2,247 kg
Max takeoff weight
3,400 kg
Internal fuel
400 L
External fuel
300 L
Engine
Daimler-Benz DB 605 A
Engines
1
Diameter
3,000 mm
Blades
3
Pitch
Constant speed
Max speed
640 km/h
Max speed altitude
6,600 m

Performance

02,0004,0006,0008,0000200400600800Speed, km/hCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,350 kg: 502 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,350 kg: 620 at 6,500 mCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,560 kg: 476 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,560 kg: 563 at 6,300 mCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,620 kg: 469 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,620 kg: 559 at 6,200 m02,0004,0006,0008,00005101520Climb rate, m/sCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,350 kg: 16.5 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,560 kg: 14.5 at 0 mCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,620 kg: 14.3 at 0 m
Altitude, mCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,350 kgCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,560 kgCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,620 kg
RegimeAltitudeSpeedClimbWeightLoadout
Combat0 m502 km/h16.5 m/s3,350 kgRüstsatz VI
Combat6,500 m620 km/h—3,350 kgRüstsatz VI
Combat0 m476 km/h14.5 m/s3,560 kgRüstsatz II
Combat6,300 m563 km/h—3,560 kgRüstsatz II
Combat0 m469 km/h14.3 m/s3,620 kgRüstsatz I
Combat6,200 m559 km/h—3,620 kgRüstsatz I

Climb time

AltitudeTime, minRegimeWeightLoadout
6,000 m6.5Combat3,350 kgRüstsatz VI
6,000 m7.4Combat3,560 kgRüstsatz II
6,000 m7.5Combat3,620 kgRüstsatz I

Range

Distance, kmFuel
1,144Internal
1,994External

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPositionSynchronized
MG 1312300FuselageTrue
MG 151/201200Hub—

Loadouts

NameChangesWeightArmamentService ceilingReplaces
Rüstsatz IETC 501/IX b rack under the fuselage for one 250 kg bomb.280 kgSC 25010,600 m—
Rüstsatz IIETC 50/VIII d rack under the fuselage for four 50 kg bombs.240 kgSC 50 ×410,800 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 ×211,400 m—
U430 mm MK 108 Motorkanone in place of the MG 151/20.—MK 108—Mg 151 20
BR 21One jettisonable Werfer-Granate 21 launch tube under each wing, against bomber formations.—Werfer-Granate 21 ×2——

Service

≈ 14 May 1943 – Jul 1944
1 Mar 1943 – 9 Jul 1943
23 Mar 1943 – May 1943
≈ Jul 1943 – May 1945
≈ 10 Jul 1943 – Jul 1944
≈ 15 Nov 1943 – Oct 1944
16 Feb 1944 – 15 May 1944
≈ Jan 1944 – Apr 1945
≈ Apr 1944 – 4 Sep 1944
4 Aug 1944 – 18 Aug 1944
≈ 22 Jun 1944 – Apr 1945