Junkers Ju 89

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Junkers Ju 89
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Junkers Ju 89
Type: bomber
Design country:

German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) German Empire

Manufacturer:

Junkers

First flight:

April 11, 1937

Commissioning:

Never put into service

Production time:

1936 to 1937

Number of pieces:

2

The Junkers Ju 89 was a four-engine bomber made by the German manufacturer Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke . It flew for the first time in April 1937. However, after a change in strategy in the Reich Aviation Ministry , only two prototypes were built.

development

The Junkers Ju 89 was a low- wing plane in sheet metal shell construction with a retractable chassis and initially a five-man crew. The engine with four 12-cylinder V-engines Daimler-Benz DB 600 C was designed for a strategic bomber . The first flight of the Ju 89 V1 (serial number 4911, registration D-AFIT) took place on April 11, 1937. The Ju 89, like the Dornier Do 19 , was developed in response to the request for a so-called Uralbomber . This requirement was dropped in 1937 in favor of the development of the Heinkel He 177 .

Only the two prototypes V1 and V2 were produced. These were used for research purposes and set two altitude world records in June 1938. The third prototype was modified and used as the basis for the Junkers Ju 90 .

Technical specifications

The Ju 89 V2 with camouflage
Parameter Data
crew 5-9
length 26.50 m
span 35.27 m
height 7.61 m
Wing area 184 m²
Empty mass 16,980 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 27,800 kg
Top speed 360 km / h
Marching speed 312 km / h
Service ceiling 7,000 m
Range 2,000 km
Engines 4 × Daimler-Benz DB 600 C (total take-off power: 3,640 hp)

See also

literature

  • Olaf Groehler : History of the Air War 1910 to 1980. Military Publishing House of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin 1981, p. 146.
  • Heinz J. Nowarra : The German Air Armament 1933-1945. Vol. 3: Henschel - Messerschmitt. Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5467-9 , pp. 106-110.
  • Wolfgang Wagner: Hugo Junkers. Aviation pioneer - his aircraft. From the series: German aviation. Volume 24. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 1996, ISBN 3-7637-6112-8 .

Web links

Commons : Junkers Ju 89  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b cf. Olaf Groehler: History of the Air War 1910 to 1980. Military publishing house of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin 1981, p. 127 the first flight took place in December 1936.