Junkers JU-88-A4

 

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The JU-88 was the last design purchased and received by the Argentinians prior to the start of the war. It took nearly 6 months to retool a production line and to get a useable number of aircraft produced to be a help to the airforce.

Specifications Ju 88 A-4

General characteristics

  • Crew: 4
  • Length: 14.36 m (47 ft 2⅞ in)
  • Wingspan: 20.08 m (65.88 ft)
  • Height: 5.07 m (16.63 ft)
  • Wing area: 54.7 m2 (587 ft2)
  • Loaded weight: 8,550 kg (18,832 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Junkers Jumo 211J liquid-cooled inverted V-12, 1,044 kW (1,420 PS, 1,401 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 510 km/h (317 mph) at 5,300 m (17,388 ft) without external bomb racks
  • Range: 2,430 km (1,429 mi) maximum internal fuel
  • Service ceiling: 9,000 m (29,500 ft) at average weight, without bombs

Armament

  • Guns:
     
    • 1 × 7.92 mm MG 81J machine gun on flexible mount in front windscreen, firing forward with 1,000 rounds
    • 2 × 7.92 mm MG 81J on flexible mounts in back of the cockpit firing to the rear with 1,000 rounds each
    • 1 × 7.92 MG 81Z twin machine guns in the gondola under the cockpit firing to the rear with 3,000 rounds in total.
  • Bombs:
     
    • 900 kilograms (2,000 lb) in the main internal bomb bay.
    • 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) in the secondary bay created by removing fuel tanks. The lower fuel level reduced range greatly and the extra weight degraded the aircraft's performance characteristics.
    • Up to 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) minus the internal load could be carried externally. Carrying bombs externally increased weight and drag and degraded performance still further. Carrying the maximum load required rocket-assisted take-off.

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