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Junkers Ju 87 Stuka

Origin: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG; also built by Weser Flugzeugbau and SNCASO, France

Type: Two-seat dive bomber and ground attack

Engine: (Ju 87B-1)one 1,100hp Junkers Jumo 211Da 12-cylinder inverted-vee liquid-cooled; (Ju 87D-1, D-5) 1,300hp Jumo 211J

Armament: (Ju 87B-1)two 7.92mm Rheinmetall MG 17 machine guns in wings, one 7.92mm MG 15 manually aimed in rear cockpit, one 1,102lb (500 kg) bomb on centerline and four 110lb (50kg) on wing racks; (D-1, D-5) two MG 17 in wings, twin 7.92mm MG 81 machine guns manually aimed in rear cockpit, one bomb of 3,968lb (1,800kg) on centerline; (D-7) two 20mm MG 151/20 cannon in wings; (Ju 87G-1) two 37mm BK (Flak 18, or Flak 36) cannon in underwing pods; (D-4) two underwing WB81 weapon containers each housing six MG 81 guns

Speed: maximum speed (B-1) 242mph (390km/h); (D-1) 255mph (408km/h); (D-5) 250mph (402km/h)

Climb: 10 minutes to 13,500ft

Ceiling: service ceiling (B-1) 26,250ft (8,000m); (D-1, D-5) 24,000ft (7,320m)

Range: range with maximum bomb load (B-1) 373 miles (600km); (D-1, D-5) 620miles (1,000km)

Weight: empty (B-1, D-1) about 6,080lb (2,750kg); loaded (B-1) 9,371lb (4,250kg); (D-1) 12,600lb (5,720kg); (D-5) 14,500lb (6,585kg)

Wingspan: (B-1, D-1) 45ft 31/4in (13.8m); (D-5) 50ft 1/2in (15.25m)

Length: 36ft 5in (11.1m)

Height: 12ft 9in (3.9m)

Crew: two

History: first flight (Ju 87V1) late 1935; (pre-production Ju 87A-0) November 1936; (Ju 87B-1) August 1938; (Ju 87D-1) 1940; termination of production 1944

Users: Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany (Luftwaffe), Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia

Source:
Arsenal of Dictatorship

Links:
Junkers Ju 87 -information, technical diagrams, and pictures.