Bf 109E-7 fuel circuit ?

[le_steph40]

Hello,

I hope to be in the right place for this question...
I'm wondering if the circuit of the additional fuel tank on the Bf 109E-7 goes through the right side of the cockpit (as F, G, models) ?
TIA
Stéph

 

[captain Frey]

Hi Steph !
I'm back on this forum.
The only 1/32 scale model I have built is a 109 E7 from Eduard (10 years ago). In the cockpit, the gasoline tube does not appear on the right side (which is generally yellow).

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[Wurger]

According to the Wiki ...

Fuel from the drop tank was pumped to the internal fuel tank via a large fuel line that ran up and along the inside starboard wall of the cockpit, with a clear sight glass located in the fuel line's main span so the pilot could easily see the flow of fuel and know when the tank was empty.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[le_steph40]

Hi Steph !
I'm back on this forum.
The only 1/32 scale model I have built is a 109 E7 from Eduard (10 years ago). In the cockpit, the gasoline tube does not appear on the right side (which is generally yellow).

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Hello Pascal,
I did it the same thing, I looked at the Eduard model kits and instructions and I didn't see any fuel line in the cockpit. But I read somewhere in my docs that this fuel circuit was in use for all Bf 109s with additional drop tanks... It's the thing that made me ask myself the question: "why we don't see this fuel line in the Bf 109E-7 model kits ?"

According to the Wiki ...
Fuel from the drop tank was pumped to the internal fuel tank via a large fuel line that ran up and along the inside starboard wall of the cockpit, with a clear sight glass located in the fuel line's main span so the pilot could easily see the flow of fuel and know when the tank was empty.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Hello Wojtek,
Good find, I didn't think to search on the Wiki...
Thanks and this confirm what I had read somewhere in my docs

 

[Wurger]

No problemo.

Actually I haven't found any pic that could confirm the fuel line there. However I don't see any better place to put that in the cockpit.

 

[captain Frey]

Strange....

 

[fubar57]

Got this from this manual

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Wiki says that engine was used in the E & F

 

[Snautzer01]

 

[Snautzer01]

cockpit profile 07

 

[Crimea_River]

Those are not E models. This pic is from an E manual found on this site. The bomb panel might indicate an E-7 or retrofitted earlier model. I don't think I see any fuel lines there.

 

[swatfeco]

Those are not E models. This pic is from an E manual found on this site. The bomb panel might indicate an E-7 or retrofitted earlier model. I don't think I see any fuel lines there.

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Hi Guys!

Sorry I'm new in this forum, but this time I'm working on an Eduard 1/48 scale Emil. I did some investigation about E4/7 models. There was the fuel line on the right side of the cockpit on the E7 model. This models can equip external fuel tank.

 

[swatfeco]

This is the graphic of the bf-109 E7 cockpit in the IL-2 Sturmovik WWII flight simulator. I think it's not absolutely accurate, but it can be a starting point too.

This fuel line on the right side appears in Galland's Bf-109 E4/7 cockpit, under the canopy.

 

[swatfeco]

This is the cockpit of my Eduard 1/48 scale Emil model. I made this small detail from 0,4 mm lead wire, and painted it RLM 04 yellow.

 

[Wurger]

Looking good.

 

[captain Frey]

here are surely the photos we were missing,
Thanks !!!!

 

[Wurger]

And here the two diagrams that can come in handy ...

the sopurce; 1/32 Bf 109E Adolf Galland