Junkers Ju 187

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name =Ju 187
type =Dive bomber
manufacturer =Junkers



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The Junkers Ju 187 was designed to replace the aging Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka", which by the time of the Battle of Britain had proved very vulnerable to enemy fighters. It kept some of the features of the earlier Ju 87, such as the inverted gull wing and two man crew, but added retractable landing gear and a rotating vertical tail. When rotated down it would give the air gunner, armed with a rear gun position, a full field of fire. It is not known how the airplane would have handled with the tail rotated. Although an extremely radical design, the Ju 187 project never made it to production. The Ju 187 would have been of all-metal construction with improved armor and armament.

The project was cancelled by the Reich Air Ministry in 1943 because the aircraft's projected performance, when fully loaded, was estimated to be no better than the latest Ju 87 D variant.

pecifications (Ju 187)

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length main=11.80 m
length alt=38 ft 8¾ in
span main=18.06 m
span alt=59 ft 3¼ in
height main=3.90 m
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engine (prop)=Junkers Jumo 213A
type of prop=12-cylinder inverted-vee engine
number of props=1
power main=1,324 kW
power alt=1,776 hp
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max speed main=400 km/h
max speed alt=249 mph
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* 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in wing roots
* 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in dorsal turret
* 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in dorsal turret
* 1 x 1,000 kg (2,204 lb) bomb in semi recessed bay
* 4 x 50 kg (120 lb) bombs on external wing racks
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ee also

Related development:

*Junkers Ju 87

References

D. Herwig & H. Rode "Luftwaffe Secret Projects - Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft". ISBN 1-85780-150-4

External links

* [http://www.luft46.com/junkers/ju187.html Luft 46 Entry]