Plane: Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6
Weight (Empty/Loaded/Max): 5,893lb / 6,945lb / 7,491lb
Wing Area: 173sq ft
Length: 29' 4"
Span: 32' 7"
Wing Aspect: 6.1
Wing Loading: 34.0lb/sq ft / 40.1lb/sq ft / 43.3lb/sq ft
Engine: 1450hp Daimler Benx DB 605A-1 Inline
Flaps: 5 settings
Visibility:
Control Feel:
Stall Speed 1k (No Flaps/Full Flaps) 95/85mph
Guns:
| type/ammo | ROF | Duration | WB Punch | Muzzle Velocity | Ammo/Gun | |
| Primary: | 2x13mm Rheinmetall MG 131 MG | 12.1/s | 24.8s | 3.0x.50cal/ping | 2,460ft/s | 300 |
| Secondary: | 1x20mm Mauser MG 151/20 Cannon | 11.9/s | 12.6s | 1.5x20mm/ping | 2,500ft/s | 150 |
Ordnance:
0: none
1: 1x500lb bomb
2: none
3: none
Fuel Time/Percent: 36 seconds/percent
Power/weight (Empty/Loaded/Max): 4.1lb/hp / 4.8lb/hp / 5.2lb/hp
Corner Velocity: 270mph
Durability: Poor
WEP time: 5 minutes
Maximum Angle-of-Attack (no flaps/full flaps): 19/18.5 degrees
Wing Incidence Angle (no flaps/full flaps): 4/3.5 degrees
Accleleration:
| 1,000ft | 5,000ft | 10,000ft | 15,000ft | |
| Stall-200mph | 16.1s | 22.3s | 22.0s | 25.8s |
| 150mph-200mph | 9.4s | 11.6s | 13.5s | 16.2s |
| 200mph-250mph | 12.3s | 14.5s | 17.5s | 22.6s |
| 250mph-300mph | 29.1s | 39.9s | 65.5s | - |
Climb:
1k-5k: 48s
5k-10k: 66s
10k-15k: 65s
Zoom Climb:
1k 400mph: +5600ft
1k 300mph: +3500ft
Dive:
| Max Speed | After 30s | After 60s | |
| 15,000ft to 10,000ft | 375mph | 330mph | 320mph |
| 15,000ft to 5,000ft | 495mph | 355mph | 330mph |
| 10,000ft to 5,000ft | 400mph | 345mph | 325mph |
| 10,000ft to 1,000ft | 495mph | 355mph | 335mph |
| 5,000ft to 1,000ft | 395mph | 345mph | 335mph |
Max Speed
| 1,000ft | 5,000ft | 10,000ft | 15,000ft | |
| Climbing before levelling | 320mph | 310mph | ||
| Diving before levelling | 325mph | 320mph | 310mph | 295mph |
Turn Performance
| 300mph | 1,000ft | 5,000ft | 10,000ft | 15,000ft |
| One 360 | 14.9s | 15.5s | 16.9s | - |
| Two 360s | 34.3s | 37.5s | 40.9s | - |
| 250mph | ||||
| One 360 | 16.4s | 17.9s | 18.8s | 20.4s |
| Two 360s | 36.4s | 40.0s | 42.9s | 46.8s |
| Sustained | ||||
| No Flaps | 20.9s | 22.9s | 24.1s | 27.8s |
| Full Flaps | 20.0s | 22.7s | 23.4s | 27.5s |
| Best Flap | full | full | full | full |
| Speed/best | 125mph | 125mph | 125mph | 125mph |
Corner Speed and Radii (1,000ft):
Speed: 270mph
Radius: 531ft
Sustained Turn Speed: 160mph
Sustained Turn Radius: 780ft
Full Flaps Speed: 125mph
Full Flaps Radius: 583ft
| Corner Times | 1,000ft | 5,000ft | 10,000ft | 15,000ft |
| 180 degrees | 6.8s | 7.2s | 7.7s | 8.6s |
| 360 degrees | 16.0s | 17.4s | 18.4s | 21.8s |
Roll Rate:
150mph: 5.1s
200mph: 4.5s
250mph: 4.2s
300mph: 5.2s
350mph: 8.2s
400mph: 13.5s
Minimum Full-Flaps Full-Power Split-S altitude:
150mph: 1000ft
200mph: 1100ft
250mph: 1250ft
300mph: 1700ft
Hoof's Tips and Opinions:
The Bf 109G-6 is an example of how higher management's requirements can result in a worse product. As the war was progressing, the Bf 109F series was being more and more outclassed by the allied fighters it was fighting. The primary weakness lay in speed, as the new Allied planes (primarily American) were becoming more and more faster. Rather than convert all fighter production to the Focke-Wulf 190, or to some other design, the Powers that Be basically told Messerschmitt to put a better engine in the Bf 109. This was done (the Dailmer Benz DB 605), but the new engine was heavier, adding weight, reducing the maneuverability. This in turn required heavier struts for the landing gear to support the greater weight, further weighing down the plane, and further reducing it's maneuverability as the wing loading went up. In addition, armor was added to help make the 109 a better bomber interceptor. As the G series progressed, the need to increase firepower to deal with the American Daylight Bomber forces resulted in an increase in firepower, the main additions being replacing the 7.9mm MG 17 machine guns in the cowl with 13mm MG 131 machine guns. The space needed for the breech mechanism resulted in the need for the bulges seen just in front of the cockpit. The G series was know as the flying blister by some of her pilots due to all the changes done to her and new bulges on the fuselage.
In effect, you have a plane that performs similar to the 109F, with about 5-10mph faster speed, a little more firepower, and rather drastically reduced maneuverability. Many people feel that the 109G series was a step *backwards* in Bf 109 design, as any maneuverability was thrown out in favor of so little benefit. Ironically enough, some of the world's leading aces, such as Erich Hartmann earned most of their kills in the G series 109s, but most of this was done on the East Front, fighting poorly trained Russian pilots flying mostly inferior equipment. The Bf109G is nowhere near an improved aircraft over the Bf109F like the Bf109F was over the E series 109.
As far as fighting in the 109G, my suggestion is to fly the 109F. The 109G is a bit faster than the 109F, and has more punch, but in every other regard is inferior to the 109F. If you insist on flying the 109G6, take the suggestions made for the 109F, and pay *very* close attention to how your plane is inferior to another plane. 1.11 brought back the 20mm cannon for the 109G, so it is much better at deflection shooting and anti-fighter work than 1.10's 109G6, but has less ammunition than the Bf109F4. Regardless, in a 109G6, you are outclassed by most planes in more than one way. Learn well the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy, and always try to stay above the enemy, as this plane is not forgiving of a mistake with the kind of competition found in the Main Arena.