Role Fighter
Manufacturer Messerschmitt
Hispano Aviación
First flight 29 March 1954
Retired 27 December 1965
Status Retired
Primary user Spanish Air Force
Number built 239
Developed from Messerschmitt Bf 109
It first flew in 1951, and although 200 were planned only 65 were built. The Hispano engine was an upright V12 instead of the inverted V12 Daimler-Benz DB 601 & 605 engines used in the Bf 109 but, being of compact design, it fitted the airframe of the Bf 109 well and was able to credibly represent the Bf 109 in the German 1957 film Der Stern von Afrika (The Star of Africa) about Luftwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille. The original design, starting with the Bf 109F, had an asymmetrical tail-fin aerofoil with a left deflection to counteract the torque from the Daimler-Benz's clockwise rotation. Because this was left unchanged in the Buchón despite the Hispano V12 having a counter-clockwise rotation, the tail and the engine together induced a right swing on takeoff that was hard to counteract
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The Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L Buchón ( male dove) was introduced into Spanish service 1956 replacing the former HISPANO HA.1109-K1L TRIPALA . This variant was fitted with a British Rotol four bladed propeller and a more powerful 1,600 hp Rolls Royce Merlin 500/45 V-12 engine was housed in a modified nose. The new engine increased the maximum speed to 665 km/h (413 mph), which was generally faster than Bf 109G Daimler Benz powered fighters.
The HA-1112-M1L "Buchon" is a licensed, Spanish-built version of the Messerschmitt Bf-1 09G fighter.
The HA-1112-M1L "Buchon" is a licensed, Spanish-built version of the Messerschmitt Bf-1 09G fighter.