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Messerschmitt Me-109 TL-1

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April 19, 2021, 09:27:14 AM
Messerschmitt Me-109 TL-1




Designed as a back-up for the Me-262 the Me-109TL was an adaptation of the Me-109 fighter for jet engines. When Hitler in 1944 decreed that the Me-262 was to be used solely as a bomber, the Luftwaffe was desperate for a way to get a jet fighter.
Messerschmitt came up with the idea to restart development of the Me-109TL. This would be advertised as "just a new 109 variant" and would open the way to get jet fighter aircraft to the Luftwaffe. The Me-109TL used the fuselage, tail, and wings of a Me-109K. the forward fuselage was new due to the jet engine under the nose. Above the engine were two 30mm MK108 canon. The underside of the rear fuselage was strengthened to withstand the heat of the engine exhaust.



Due to the great communality with the 109K, the first 109TLs were delivered in June 1945. For a stopgap design the new fighter performed surprisingly well. In 1945 a total of 900 Me-109TL-1s were delivered with a further 2400 following in 1946.
The Me-109TL remained in service with the Luftwaffe until the type was replaced with the Focke Wulf Ta-226 Flitzer in 1948. Besides in the Luftwaffe the Me-109TL was also used by the air forces of Hungary, Bulgaria, and Italy. In 1948 a number of ex Luftwaffe aircraft were sold to Finland and Spain.



Kit: Unicraft & Heller 1/72

TomZ
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Flyer

#1
April 19, 2021, 09:47:51 AM
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Tophe

#2
April 19, 2021, 10:00:30 AM
Unusual and nice! :wub: :thumbsup:
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

PR19_Kit

#3
April 19, 2021, 10:34:25 AM
Not the prettiest aircraft on the block, but very logical.

And very nicely built too.  :thumbsup:
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chrisonord

#4
April 19, 2021, 01:12:11 PM
Another  great  build  Tom :thumbsup:
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Glenn Gilbertson

#5
April 19, 2021, 03:21:13 PM
Looks ugly but plausible - good build! :thumbsup:

comrade harps

#6
April 19, 2021, 06:50:52 PM
Very Yak-15 and neatly done  :thumbsup:
Whatever.

NARSES2

#7
April 20, 2021, 06:52:57 AM
Very neat build Tom  :thumbsup:
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stevehed

#8
April 20, 2021, 04:08:05 PM
I like it. Very transitional.

dumaniac

#9
April 21, 2021, 12:22:51 AM
Yes - nice job. After the war, the Russians put a jumo under one of their prop-jobs and got their first jet.  So this is the TL-1. The theoretical TL-2 has 2x sumo in the same 262 configuration but on the 109. Straight wings. Easy conversion for modellers.

AndrewF

#10
April 21, 2021, 12:30:45 AM
Excellent, as usual!

TomZ

#11
April 21, 2021, 12:47:29 AM
Quote from: dumaniac on April 21, 2021, 12:22:51 AM
Yes - nice job. After the war, the Russians put a jumo under one of their prop-jobs and got their first jet.  So this is the TL-1. The theoretical TL-2 has 2x sumo in the same 262 configuration but on the 109. Straight wings. Easy conversion for modellers.

Yep, see here: https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=48251.msg894264#msg894264



Did it last year.....


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