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Tips for Electric Conversion: Click here to view a RCU thread on electric conversion of a Hurricane This size motor, the E-Flight Power 160 or equivalent is more than enough power for the 80" ESM planes. It can also be used with the 72" ESM planes with smaller batteries.
ESM Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Me 109) 73" The Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Me 109), produced by ESM, is yet another top notch RC scale airplane design to excite you with both appearance and performance. ESM of China has been importing RC scale airplanes into the USA and Canada for a few years now, and in that time ESM has become recognized as a new industry leader in highly detailed, great flying, ARF's. Not only are the ESM ARF's highly detailed, and great flying, they are extremely affordable for anyone to enjoy!
The Bf 109 (Me 109), as with all of ESM's RC scale airplanes, come already painted at the factory, have pre-applied decals (which are then covered with a clear coat at the factory), have factory functional flaps (if the full scale version also had flaps), and come with one of the more complete hardware packages anywhere...including screws, rods, fuel tanks...etc.
All ESM planes are painted with a very high quality enamel paint which is resistant to oil, grease, and fuels. The high gloss paints are of course easier to clean than the low gloss. These paints can be painted over for weathering and the like.
Most ESM scale RC airplanes have poly resin fiberglass fuselages, with the wings being typical built up, and then covered with an etched polyester film, which is then painted for a perfect match! While all ESM scale RC planes come from the factory with conventional gear and wheels, ESM also offers a complete line of retracts for each individual plane, adding to the level of scale realism that all scale pilots look for in an ARF. It doesn't end there, ESM offers separately a full line of scale accessories like bombs, gear doors, pilots, external fuel tanks and more, specifically designed to help those builders who want the most realism possible, without having to spend hours designing and building all these extra scale goodies.
Here at TBM we know that things can happen, and because of this, we work very hard with ESM to provide you with many spare parts. Simply refer to your warranty for further information as to parts availability.
The ESM Bf 109 (Me 109), as with all of the ESM line of ARF scale RC airplanes, look and fly so realistically that we are confident that you will be extremely pleased !!! ESM is continually working on producing new RC scale aircraft, and most of these new offerings will be available with wingspans of 80 inches or more so that they will meet or exceed IMAA legal requirements...so be sure to come back often to see what new ARF scale RC aircraft TBM and ESM have coming out!
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72.5" (1841 mm)
Length: 63" (1600 mm) Wing area: 5.92sq. ft (55 sq dm) Wing Loading: 35.1 oz/sq. ft (85.8 g/sq. dm) Flying Weight: 13 lbs (5.9 kg) *Weight Information Radio: 6ch & 8 servos Gas Engine: 26cc to 36cc (We highly recommend the PTE-36) Glow Engine: 1.08 2 cycle or 1.20 4 cycle
Servo Recommendations: :
100 oz-sq-in minimum - HD-1501, Hitec 645MG, Hitec 5645MG, DS-8309TG
The ESM Bf 109, as with all of ESM’s scale models, is loaded with features never before found in such low priced ARF’s, resulting in highly detailed, great looks, and great flying ARF's!
The detailed fuselage is poly resin fiberglass, with scale panel lines and rivets molded right in. Wings are typical built up construction, include pre-designed cavity's and mounting blocks for optional scale retracts, and have factory constructed flaps, all of which is then factory covered with an etched polyester film. All parts are finally expertly painted right at ESM's factory, and once dry, all scale decals are pre-applied, and are then covered with a factory clear coat for protection.
All ESM planes are painted with a very high quality enamel paint which is resistant to oil, grease, and fuels. The high gloss paints are of course easier to clean than the low gloss. These paints can be painted over for weathering and the like.
The ESM Bf 109 comes from the factory with conventional gear and wheels, and one of the more complete hardware packages anywhere...including screws, rods, fuel tanks...etc. ESM also offers a complete line of retracts for each individual plane, adding to the level of scale realism that all scale pilots look for in an ARF.
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Designed in the 1930's by Willy Messerscht, the BF-109 (also known as the ME-109), was built in larger quantities than any other WWII fighter aircraft. From a design perspective, the BF-109 was designed to reflect speed and straight line performance, rather than maneuverability. This stood in contrast with the Supermarine Spitfire, its main adversary. It could dive quicker than the Spitfire, which had to roll before entering a dive, giving it one combat advantage. It was substantially lighter, and had a different design theory, mounting of all structural points to a strong firewall at the front of the cockpit, including the wing spars, engine mounts and landing gear. In more conventional designs these would be mounted to different points on the aircraft, with a framework distributing the load among them.
Its narrow landing gear design was intentional, as it allowed the wings to be removed for servicing, but this design choice proved dangerous as many of the aircraft were lost to ground loops on landing and take off. This problem was especially noticeable in the Junkers Jumo powered Avia S-199's produced after the war. The Israeli airforce would scramble all their other aircraft first, and land all their other aircraft first to prevent one fouling the runway. Almost 5% of BF-109's built were involved in a ground handling accident as a result of this design.
By the start of the war in 1939, the BF-109 had already been tested in combat in the Spanish Civil War, and performed admirably. The 'E' or 'Emil' version was a 1938 upgrade, mounting a Daimler engine in place of the original Jumo engine, which added an additional 300hp.
It saw substantial service during WWII and performed admirably in every theatre of the war the Germans were involved in.
The Bf 109 was flown by the three top-scoring fighter aces of World War II: Erich Hartmann, the top scoring fighter ace of all time with 352 official victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories, and Günther Rall with 275 victories. All of them flew with Jagdgeschwader 52, a unit which exclusively flew the Bf 109 and was credited with over 10,000 victories, chiefly on the Eastern Front. Hartmann refused to fly any other aircraft in combat throughout the war. Hans-Joachim Marseille, the highest scoring German ace in the North African Campaign, also scored all of his 158 official victories in the Bf 109, against Western Allied pilots. The Bf 109 was also used with good result by non-German pilots, Romanian fighter aces Alexandru Serbanescu and Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator) and Finnish fighter ace Ilmari Juutilainen with 94 victories — the highest scoring non-German fighter ace in history.
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