Bf 109 G-6 with scimitar propeller

[Justo Miranda]

Bf 109 G-6 with Heine Sichelpropeller
Rechlin test centre , division E3f, 1944
pilot Flugkapitän Richard Dahm
color profile Kora-Models

 

[GTX]

Interesting. Any details regarding performance etc?

 

[Justo Miranda]

No

 

[GTX]

Pity - would be interesting to know more.

 

[richard]

It was not flown : only static thrust measurements of various scimitar propellers on the Me109 G-6 BF+QB (source : Flugkapitän Richard Dahm in Jet&Prop 5/2001)

 

[Justo Miranda]

BF+ QD

 

[Basil]

GTX,

in the book "Die Pfeilflügelentwicklung in Deutschland bis 1945" by Hans-Ulrich Meier (The Development of swept Wings in Germany until 1945) page 190 you will find diagrams of different swept propeller blades (Heine and DVL) with the Me 109 at transonic tip speeds. Conclusio: better efficiency than straight blades at high speeds and high noise levels.

 

[GTX]

Thank you.

 

[Basil]

... to be more precise - the swept blades showed acceptable propulsive efficiencies up to tip speeds of mach 1.2.