The Messerschmitt Me 509 was an all-metal fighter project, underway in Germany during World War II.
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Model picture Me 509 | |
Role | Fighter aircraft Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer | Messerschmitt |
Status | Unrealised project |
Not much information about this project has survived. It was based on the Me 309 but with the engine located behind a pressurized cockpit, much in a similar manner to the US Bell P-39 Airacobra.
The engine was a Daimler-Benz DB 605B driving a three-blade propeller, and armament was to consist of two 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns and two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon. The tricycle landing gear from the Me 309 was retained, which worked better on the 509, due to the lower weight on the nosewheel - the Me 309's nosegear had collapsed during trials. The smaller nose would have improved visibility. The project was cancelled along with the Me 309,[1] but the Japanese made a similar aircraft, the Yokosuka R2Y Keiun, which suffered from engine overheating.[2]
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See also: Me 209 (1938) |
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