page_title: Messerschmitt Me 309
section_title: Specifications (Me 309)
hierarchical_section_title: Messerschmitt Me 309 / Specifications (Me 309)
caption_attribution_description: English: Top silhouette view of the Messerschmitt Me 309.
context_page_description: The Messerschmitt Me 309 was a prototype German fighter, designed in the early years of World War II to replace the Bf 109. Although it had many advanced features, the Me 309's performance left much to be desired and it had so many problems that the project was cancelled with only four prototypes built. The Me 309 was one of two failed Messerschmitt projects intended to replace the aging Bf 109, the other being the Me 209 of 1943.
context_section_description: Data from Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945
  General characteristics
  Crew: one
  Length: 9.46 m (31 ft 0 in)
  Wingspan: 11.04 m (36 ft 3 in)
  Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
  Wing area: 16.6 m² (179 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 3,530 kg (7,782 lb)
  Gross weight: 4,250 kg (9,370 lb)
  Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 603G inverted V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,287 kW (1,726 hp)
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 733 km/h (455 mph, 396 kn)
  Cruise speed: 665 km/h (413 mph, 359 kn)
  Range: 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
  Wing loading: 256 kg/m² (52 lb/sq ft)
  Power/mass: 0.31 kW/kg (0.19 hp/lb)
  Armament
  Guns: 
  2 × 20 mm (.787 in) MG 151 cannon
  4 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns
  1 x 30 mm (.1.181 in) MK 108 cannon
caption: Top view of the Me 309
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