Bernhardt Bt-149

Bernhardt Bt-149
Restored Bt-149G-3, 2014
Role	Fighter
National origin	Englean Kaiserreich
Manufacturer	Bernhardt Flugzeugbau
Designer	Erik Bernhardt
First flight	1935
Introduction	1937
Retired	1951
Status	Retired
Primary users	Luftstreitkräfte Aruschan Republican Air Force
Produced	1934-1943
Number built	29,875
Variants	Bernhardt Bt-249J

The Bernhardt Bt-149 is an Englean fighter aircraft that was the primary all-purpose fighter for the Englean air force during the Second Great War. The aircraft first flew in 1935, and entered service with the Englean Luftstreitkräfte in 1937 with the "C" variant. The aircraft was armed with an armament of multiple machine-guns and cannons, and served until the early 1950s when it was replaced by more advanced jet aircraft.

Specifications (Bt 149G-7)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1

Performance

• Power/mass: 0.344 kW/kg (0.209 hp/lb)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) synchronized MG 122 machine guns with 300 rpg
  • 1 × 20 mm (.78 in) MG 151 cannon as centerline Motorkanone with 200 rpg or
  • 1 x 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 153 cannon as centerline Motorkanone with 65 rpg (G-6/U4 variant)
  • 2 × 20 mm MG 151 underwing cannon pods with 135 rpg (optional kit—Rüstsatz VI)
• Rockets: 2 × 21 cm (8 in) Wfr. Gr. 14 rockets (G-6 with BR21)
• Bombs: 1 × 250 kg (551 lb) bomb or 4 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs or 1 × 300-litre (79 US gal) drop tank