Inside The Cockpit - Messerschmitt Bf 109 E

Let's explore the Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3's history, design and cockpit!
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- Sources
Harald Vogt, Bf 109 Das Nachschlagwerk
Marco Fernandez-Sommerau, Messerschmit Bf 109 Recognition Manual
Messerschmitt A.G., Betriebs- und Rüstanleitung Me 109 (E), 1938
L.Dv. 228/3, Bf 109 E1 und E3, Beschreibung, Einbau- und Prüfvorschrift für die starre Schußwaffe, 1939,
Willy Radinger et al., Messerschmitt Me 109
-Audio
Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound
-Time codes
0:00 - Intro
1:43 - History of Bf 109
2:43 - Development of Bf 109
6:14 - Bf 109 Hard Stats
7:07 - Design of Bf 109
10:03 - Bf 109
11:47 - Cockpit
17:44 - Outro
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[@dotdashdotdash]

Military Aviation History what happened to the E2

[@hodaka1000]

How many were exported to Japan ?

[@tonystoakley5816]

Hi Chris can you do a video at Hanger 10 and particular an interview with Klaus Plasa in my view one of the best display pilots in the world i love seeing him flying the 190 ansd 109 it would be a show stopper for you fans ..best regars

[@blackoutvukovar4922]

Croatia have 50 + 109'

[@legoeasycompany]

The Emil is probably one of the best looking of the Bf-109 variants, such nice lines for a warplane

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

I agree. Might not look as refined as the later models but it's got that distinctive look from something coming out of the 1930s while still being extremely modern for the time.

[@billdewahl7007]

My favorite variant. Hnnngh

[@LupusAries]

@Dalle Smalhals Agreed the Emil does look good and very distinctive, easy to Tell apart from the Hurris and Spits, but the Friedrich looks better. Just has the better flowing lines......and imho the better weapons arrangement. But, Robert I can understand If you prefer the Emil....... though I probably couldn't say the same If you'd said the same about the G-6.....😳😉

[@kilianortmann9979]

@@LupusAries The G-6 is actually my favorite. It looks like it just wants to beat somebody up, or has been beaten up, or both.

[@Slahinki]

Friedrich or anything with the Erla Haube for me.

[@romantoppel2330]

Always impressive to see and hear how much Bismarck knows about all these machines. And great that the museums grant him access to so many of them.

[@chen_plays4173]

Bismarck... Yup i love this man already

[@TheGreatWar]

I can't put my finger on it, but this place looks like I have been there before.

[@sudarshanpujari5503]

Et tu?

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

@@sudarshanpujari5503 Brute?

[@MilitaryHistoryNotVisualized]

The last time I was this early, it was still the E-1.

[@bigblue6917]

You sure it was not a Fokker Dr1 😊👍

[@Peacich]

Slogan for a new shirt? Maybe?

[@homefront3162]

lol

[@xriz00]

Messerschmitt made a little three wheeled car after the war, funny enough like the 109, you got into it with a right-handed hinged bubble canopy

[@julemandenudengaver4580]

That ME kr175 is so cool.. looks like a plane canopy what missing wing and tail.. and just put on 3 wheels

[@julemandenudengaver4580]

The Hainkel tojan almost as cool as thr ME

[@bigblue6917]

I have seen a few of them over the years. I remember some years ago when I took my family on holiday I drove up to a junction and as I waited for the traffic to clear about fifteen to twenty different types of bubble car went passed. One of those rare occasions when you don't mind waiting for the traffic to clear.

[@Mugdorna]

“Proven technology”?

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

Yes I remember seeing both the Messerschmitt and the Heinkel cars in back in the 1950's. The Messerschmitt had the driver in the front seat, and passenger in the rear seat, which what to me (back then) looked like an actual fighter cockpit hood. The Heinkel had the front door opening bubble car design. I thought the Messerschmitt was the best looking....:)

[@pistonar]

The 109 came from before the war, and fought until the end. Though there were innumerable changes, the basic air-frame was a good one and was effective throughout the entire conflict, which is rare in a war where big changes in things happened quickly. From bi-planes to jets in 6 years. the 109 was always there.

[@TinyBearTim]

It was still going in the Arab Israel war

[@scutch74]

What a plane

[@animehaven886]

That pistol like grip, the "Knuppelgriff 12A" usually has 2 buttons: that top one, the big one, is only for the prop hub, wing monted cannons & external gun pods(the later variants of the BF 109) on the BF 109, it will be wired/connected as well. the second one is just infront of that grip, just like traditional pistol grips, it has a smaller button only for the machine guns on the engine cowling. The early models of the BF 109 had only one button, and that's only in the front of the grip, mainly because the early models had only machine guns(2 or 4). Also the later variants of the BF 109 will have an external fuel tank, I just don't know if that external fuel tank can be ejected or not.

[@taurovenator8406]

Thank you soo much for this video!! Have been waiting for it for a while but hell it was worth it!

[@Vibakari]

Was following along in the cockpit in war thunder while climbing. Learning about the cockpit somehow increased my affinity to the plane so thanks for that!

[@nateweter4012]

Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful. You are an excellent commentator. I made a comment on Military History Visualized, politely suggesting he work on his commentary/ accent thickness and got grilled for it. This is what I was talking about, I could listen to this all day. Great job.

[@mtnmist1]

Fantastic review with some really interesting aspects called out. Well done and thanks!

[@MF-og1ct]

I love that they let you video the cockpit!

[@drastix123]

I think the Stuka might be more well-known than even the Bf 109. I love how the 109 looks though.

[@bigblue6917]

That's my thought as well

[@josephhardwicke6344]

Only because Hollywood loves to wank of its sound.

[@indahooddererste]

untill today the bf109 is the most produced airplane

[@fuehrer_tb5597]

@@indahooddererste The achievement goes to Il2 sturhmovik actually.

[@dougrobbins5367]

@@josephhardwicke6344 That's not English

[@aceshigh6499]

Another great video!! New appreciation for the amount of detail the IL2 sim developers put into their game.

[@F00d5tamp]

I can't get enough of this channel! Love it!

[@generalsherman1213]

Beautiful plane, probably my all time favorite. I never thought I would see the cockpit in such detail. Excellent video as always.

[@thomasche]

Check out the modelisation in DCS also

[@jentezijlstra]

My favourite too

[@jentezijlstra]

The FW 190 also great though. Spitfire, p51 and Corsair also awesome planes

[@hull5768]

Very informative. One of the best I've come across. I thought you would mention more about the upside down engine ( inverted) that I always thought was interesting.

[@trm9010]

A most beautiful aircraft! Thank you for such a comprehensive overview. It was both interesting and entertaining

[@alihasanabdullah7586]

The sections being segmented nicely in the progress bar is really nice.

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

Great video!! Love your focus in history.

[@GregsAirplanesandAutomobiles]

I'm so excited right now!

[@jondickinson1056]

This is the first time I am viewing one of your videos: I was very impressed by your attention to detail and content. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot. Very good job...I subscribed! 🙂

[@bozo5982]

I’ve been waiting for this moment.

[@derpinbird1180]

Its strange to imagine someone so young from an almost horse and cart era climbing into one of these things.

[@cannonfodder4376]

Yet another excellent video I have been looking forward to. Nothing as enjoyable as Lunchtime with a Inside the Cockpit with MAH.😁 The Emil has a rugged and not quite a refined look like those of the F model. But underneath that rough look lies the potential this plane had and used to great effect. Where Germany went, the 109 went too. Always leaving its mark. Great video as always Bis.

[@MrWarwick15]

Great work Chris! Thank you. Rich.

[@whos-the-stiff]

Fantastic video, it's great to see the interior explained is such detail. What a beautiful craft.

[@bobsakamanos4469]

The barber pole counter for displaying ammo remaining was brilliant.

[@Richardcecker]

Very good video. Great info and great views. Thanks for sharing.

[@marcswanson7066]

Well done, very enlightening. Until now I've never seen good Bf 109 cockpit shots.

[@slick4401]

Good job, Biz. Really enjoyed your video.

[@jimh.5286]

I viewed a Me-109G in a museum and was amazed at how small it appeared to be.

[@felixsantosa3815]

Once saw an Emil at an airshow. Thing might seem small compared to, say, a P-51 or a Hurricane, but it's not a small plane either. (Granted, I'm used to sailplanes so my perspective may be skewed)

[@virtualinfinity6280]

Jim H.: You are correct. It *is* a small plane. The key design principle behind the 109's development was to fit the most powerful engine available to the smallest possible airframe. Later models were larger but only to accomodate larger engines.

[@roadrunner6224]

Im still waiting for the day Bismarck dives down to the wreck of the Bismarck to make a Inside the Cockpit of one of its sea planes

[@bigblue6917]

Considering the pounding she took I have a feeling there would be not much aircraft left.

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

Big Blue Yes, there are. Look it up.

[@visionist7]

One of the aircraft was thrown overboard before Bismarck's final battle. Holes were punched in the floats so it would sink and not give Bismarck's trail away to the Royal Navy. Not sure on the others but Bismarck had hangars for four Arados, plus space for two more on the athwartships catapult.

[@thetooner8203]

@Maxwell Smart She's a bit deep for scuba.

[@michaelmckinnon1591]

Considering he could just head to Romania to do that, why would he have to visit the Bismarck?

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video and presentation

[@budwhite3570]

The Bf 109 E's were my favorite model build when young, did the e E 4's, am sure I did a E 3 and a legion condor model,...thanks for the video for this Messerschmidt 109 video.

[@chriscorck4694]

Full Marks Chris for a a highly interesting and informative comprehensive 'walk around' of the BF 109. All of your videos get full marks from me as they possess the same level of interesting and relevant facts together with the historical context and relevant specifics of the aircraft model of the time. Your series is definitely unique and in my book 'the go to channel' on you tube. Well done.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Incredible machine. Given the period, many of its design solutions must always be regarded, beyond context, as pure engineering genius.

[@TheRokko66]

german engineering - ahead of its time!

[@w3dnesd4y57]

Great video, I love your expert commentary as a German warplane enthusiast myself.

[@sandgroper4044]

Favourite of mine. Thank you for posting

[@eddiepires3998]

Thank you Bismark , a very interesting video. I am lucky enough that where I live , our Museum of Military History has two 109's. One is an E with significant damage from a crash landing, the other is in good condition and painted in North African campaign scheme. Tne Me109 or BF109 , is one of my favourites and your video had lots of technical details I didn't know.

[@Yjana89]

Thank you for all the Details! :)

[@RocketSailing]

Great museum! Beautiful area! Was there around 2004. If I remember correct. The 110 was in restoration back then. Time to make a new visit!

[@outfield1988]

Thank you for making this video

[@johnsmith-gk4td]

Awesome video!

[@murraykriner9425]

Enjoyed the video content, most especially the cockpit layout with some explanation of the primary differences in the control configuration between early and later models. Sadly most were lost, leaving few examples for study or flight. Thank you.

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

Pro tip: There are Bf-109G's on display here in finland! 😏

[@BleedingUranium]

You guys seem to have lots of very cool stuff in museums. :)

[@majorkursk780]

Very informative presentation!

[@elblitzb]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@genarobarron1259]

Another great video , thank you .

[@sabercruiser.7053]

THANK YOU BISMARCK.VERY PROFESSIONAL

[@ralphyznaga1761]

Thanks for another wonderful video. Greetings from Austin, Texas.

[@benjaminbabik8970]

I would love a separate episode focused on the history, because I am not sure it was covered. But otherwise a great video :)

[@garysarratt1]

There are hundreds of videos covering that very thing.

[@martijn9568]

@@garysarratt1 Not its early history

[@johnaitken7430]

Well done Chris.

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

Thanks John

[@travisewing1795]

Great Video!

[@triverbike1368]

I have a feeling that this video is going to be popular.... thanks!

[@courtbeall7768]

I saw one this summer at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach.A really top notch museum with a great assortment.

[@theandrew999]

I love this plane. One of my first model airplanes as a kid. First was the Hawker Hurricane, then a Junkers JU-88, then the BF109. I hope to be able to visit that museum one day.

[@terryofford4977]

Very well explained and discussed Thank You. Terry Offord

[@Ala13ManOWar]

Actually, that airframe is kind of a Frankenstein. AFAIK, It's an E-1 fuselage, but when they went to gift it back to Germany they probably thought it would be nicer having cannons, so wings are from other aircraft featuring E-3 traits, plus of course all the maintenance and changes from about 20 years of service. Pretty interesting early cockpit without back armour plate, but featuring KG12 control stick instead of older spade ones seen in Swiss remaining examples. That tells it was actually a German Luftwaffe aircraft (so Condor Legion was Luftwaffe, not "volunteers"…) instead of an export variant like Swiss ones. Thanks for the walkaround

[@sopwithpuppy]

Great video. The absolute best thing about it is the timestamps along the bottom, making for easy navigation to the segment you want. THIS is REALLY REALLY USEFUL. I hope all other You Tubers have this ability, and adopt it immediately. Bravo!

[@bluarcher5941]

Nice presentation....and what an aircraft. Well done.

[@steveparis5766]

Love the contrast between the planes of the various nations. Our planes (U.S.) were large and very powerful (P47 for example), but the 109 was very small, sleek, and efficient. Not to mention beautiful. An amazing aircraft, and my favorite of the war.

[@lawrencefox563]

nice cockpit tour

[@adamrice617]

Fantastic video, will be watching more of these! I’m guessing you’ve been to Duxford in England, where they have a 109 in essentially ‘crashed in a field’ layout. The plane is perfect in itself, just bent props for the purposes of effect.

[@pablopeter3564]

Great documentary. Thanks very much. Greetings from Mexico City.

[@CptPandy-tj9ty]

I absolutely love the He 112 it's one of my favourite pre-wwii aircraft and I wish you would do a video on it if only there were existing models today

[@BleedingUranium]

It's such a nice-looking plane, I love it too.

[@michaelmckinnon1591]

Probably in Romania

[@paulvanappeven3340]

Thank you very much for this interesting video. 👍🏻 greetings from Belgium.

[@ralphgeigner3011]

I've been to this Museum, Munich Germany easy to get to, right near the city center area, EXCELLENT ! Go ARMY

[@davidnoel2977]

Another great video Bismarck. I love all things military, military history, weapons, engineering and archeological findings as well. And i enjoy diving into each countries contribution to military advancements throughout history and have my favorites from each country. Much respect from here in Mobile, Alabama, USA. We build navy ships here as we are a port city. Plus we have a few w military bases here and we build and test Abrams tanks in the northern part of our state. And Huntsville ,Alabama has always been involved in NASA ' s space program and at one time had more rocket scientists per mile than the rest of the world. Have fun and be safe.

[@ulise89]

Thanks for the cockpit tour. Interesting. Bf 109 for me is one of the best aircraft after p51d during ww2. Bf109g6 is my favorite.

[@tedandrews405]

Most excellent video,well done

[@TheBMOCishere]

great to see my favorite bf-109 variant in all of it's glory!

[@redbaron9029]

"Very few survived" might have something to do with the allied policy of placing extreme focus on "systematic dismantling" which resulted in near extinction and made Me-109 a rare species today.

[@hb9145]

True. I live about a kilometer from a former military airport in Norway, and the British blew up dozens of Bf109s and Fw190s here right after the war. The destroyed aircraft were then bulldozed into a landfill.

[@adamskinner5868]

So it started with a Rolls Royce engine and used wing slats that were also a British design, wonder if there were those in the UK who regretted those decisions? Love these Inside The Cockpit videos, just so interesting and informative, I always end up with so many open Browser windows as I explore the numerous interesting things I see and want to know more about. I'm old enough to still appreciate being able to do this almost instantaneously and with no slow down of my pc. Many thanks for all the great content you put out for us Bismark.

[@doc-nobody-glider]

Very good documentation!

[@GhostOps21]

Ohh nice, I already really like the chapter sections of the video, and the 109E is pretty dang sweet as well.

[@MGB-learning]

Outstanding video of my all time favorite aircraft.

[@jaggedstar1537]

I wish I could travel the world and study and gaze upon these beautiful yet devastating creations. You're so lucky

[@ClearedHot470]

Awesome! Without a doubt, the 109 is the coolest plane Germany ever made.

[@crazykreb2352]

My favourite German plane is the me 262.

[@ClearedHot470]

@@crazykreb2352 Not bad

[@cruzinezy1968]

Its a toss up between The BF 109 & the HO 229

[@MegaDxxn]

I loved my visit to this beautifull museum, but spend way too little time looking at each plane. it is so stacked with great examples of aviation. thanks for this indebt video

[@sureshkumar-od1or]

What an iconic bird. I have been hearing about it right from my school days.

[@roderickval]

Excelent man! The 109 is my favorite Warbird of all

[@n3307v]

Excellent video. Very interesting.

[@GK1976A]

Stunning plane. What a thrill it must’ve been to fly it.

[@jetfighter200]

in the Technikmuseum Speyer there is a Bf 109 G-4 with JG 52 markings :) .. always nice to look at

[@dieterwolf1122]

Thank You very much!

[@DCS.1-1]

Amazing content

[@surekhakhole525]

Awesome I love the BF109 I want to get a Dynam electric R/C model of it

[@mikecrane6096]

I would be interested in seeing a video on the changes in wingtip shape and the in the spinner cap shape of the ME-109 / BF-109.

[@dr.johannesmunch891]

The throttle-switch has "Bosch"-markings on it. Oh that's so nostalgic

[@mustangj0hn]

Excellent video, that 109 so deserves to be restored to flying condition, would be fantastic to see another "real" 109 in the air.

[@enriquehorrido5764]

Thank you very much for uploading this interesting video, it is very interesting and I encourage you to upload more videos of WWII planes, as there are fantastic stories that occurred on these planes that people are unaware of. Thank you.

[@blue2sco]

The slats on the wing are Handley Page safety slats.

[@thomaslockard9686]

Thank you very much for the vid. Can we expect an He-112 video sometime in the future ?

[@tayninh69]

Excellent presentation, beautiful airplane. JOB WELL DONE.

[@foxtrot312]

Except for the kinder yelling in background LOL!

[@wordsisnukes]

I didn't know about the automatic low speed flaps, a very cool feature. I wonder how many rookie pilots that system kept alive.

[@edludwig1337]

Informative. A lot of accidents with that narrow track gear,I imagine.

[@dachlatte]

Großartig!

[@OzgurY-it3rl]

Thank you very much