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Junkers Ju.88G-6

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Junkers 88G-6. The Ju 88G-6s were powered by 1286 kW / 1750 hp Jumo 213 engines. with wooden screws VS-111. The air intake of the compressor was located on the right side, the engine cooling system was modernized. Exhaust pipes received flame arresters. The Ju 88G-6 was faster than the Ju 88G-1 by 40 km / h. Like the Ju 88G-1. the aircraft had two ETC 500 bomb racks under the wings. The fuselage housed a FuG 16ZY radio station, under the left wing was a FuG 217 rear hemisphere radar antenna. Ju 88G-6 aircraft were armed with "Schrage musik" - MG 151/20 cannons. The guns were positioned asymmetrically, to the left (on early aircraft) or to the right (on aircraft of later releases). The ammunition capacity of the MG 15I / 20 cannons in the ventral nacelle was increased from 200 to 500 rounds per barrel. MG 131 was placed in the rear device. In addition to the FuG 220 SN-2 radar, new types of radars were installed on the aircraft: FuG 218 Neptun, FuG 350 Naxos Z and, at the end of the war, FuG 240 Berlin. It is worth talking about these radars in more detail. The most modern of these was the FuG 240 Berlin N-la. They managed to release only 25-30 copies. Instead of a conventional whip antenna, this radar was equipped with a parabolic antenna. The antenna was covered with a plywood and plexiglass fairing. The radius of the radar is 500-5000 meters. The next type of radar was the FuG 218 VR Neptun. They began to equip German aircraft from the end of 1944. The radar operated in the 158-187 MHz range, with a range of 110-5000 meters. The antenna was mounted on a single bracket, on the "X" frame (Hirschgeweich - antlers), the rear hemisphere radar antenna was attached to the elevator. FuG 350 Naxos radar. Like the FuG 227 Flensburg, it was used to detect British H2S radars. Naxos was installed on the cockpit frame under the fairing, or it was performed in the same unit as the FuG 220. Another modern type of radar used on the Ju 88G-6 was the FuG 220 SN-2

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 89.6ft (27.3m)
  • Length 67.0ft (20.4m)
  • Height 25.1ft (7.6m)
  • Empty Weight 13,444lbs (6,098kg)
  • Loaded Weight 20,723lbs (9,399kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.386
  • Wing Loading 20.3lbs/ft2 (99.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,019.9ft2 (94.7m2)
  • Drag Points 17786

Parts

  • Number of Parts 141
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 564