Bf 109 K-4

Bf 109 K-4

Family
Bf 109
Class
Fighter
Changes
Rationalised airframe: radio hatch and fuel filler moved forward, long retractable tailwheel with doors, 660 × 190 mm mainwheels with outer wheel-well doors, Flettner tab on the rudder, FuG 16ZY, FuG 25a and FuG 125. DB 605 DM in the first aircraft, then DB/DC (en) or DB 605 ASCM (ru). Regensburg delivered 1,593 by the end of March 1945; later figures are missing.
Crew
1
Length
9,020 mm
Wingspan
9,970 mm
Normal takeoff weight
3,375 kg
Diameter
3,000 mm
Blades
3
Pitch
Constant speed
Service ceiling
12,000 m

Armament

WeaponCountPositionSynchronized
MG 1312FuselageTrue
MK 1081Hub—

Loadouts

NameChangesWeightArmament
Rüstsatz IBelly rack for one 250 kg or 500 kg bomb.——
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 ×2

Service

≈ Oct 1944 – May 1945
≈ 25 Feb 1945 – May 1945