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Ju 88

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The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works (JFM) designed the plane in the mid-1930s as a so-called Schnellbomber ("fast bomber") that would be too fast for fighters of its era to intercept. It suffered from technical problems during its development and early operational periods but became one of the most versatile combat aircraft of the war. Like a number of other Luftwaffe bombers, it served as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, heavy fighter and at the end of the war, as a flying bomb.

Despite a protracted development, it became one of the Luftwaffe's most important aircraft. The assembly line ran constantly from 1936 to 1945 and more than 15,000 Ju 88s were built in dozens of variants, more than any other twin-engine German aircraft of the period. Throughout production the basic structure of the aircraft remained unchanged.

Ag1: flaps
Ag2: airbrakes
Ag3: drop all bombs

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 65.7ft (20.0m)
  • Length 47.8ft (14.6m)
  • Height 17.6ft (5.4m)
  • Empty Weight 8,279lbs (3,755kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,276lbs (6,022kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.169
  • Wing Loading 40.3lbs/ft2 (196.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 329.6ft2 (30.6m2)
  • Drag Points 5388

Parts

  • Number of Parts 175
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 844