Tail surfaces - 109F versus 109E?

[pstrany]

Hi;

Different sources have claimed that the size of the vertical fin and/or rudder of the Messerschmitt 109 changed from the Emil to the Friedrich model. Was this the case? The most visible difference was the deletion of support struts of course, but various sources also claim a difference in size and also the location of the horizontal plane - but not all sources claim this, and some site only a different in fin or rudder area, so both.

I will say I've had a terrible time trying to locate accurate drawings of these parts. Every other book seems to have drawings, but no two match, and more importantly, I can't get them to line up with photos of the "real thing" either. If I had a Friedrich in the shed out back I could just go out and measure, but unfortunately Friedrich's are fairly few and far between......

Paul

Paul