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This distinctive and rather pleasant-looking twin-boom reconnaissance flying-boat was nicknamed "Flying Shoe" and became operational in Bv 138A-1 form in 1940. Trouble with the three 447kW Junkers Jumo 205C-4 engines meant that it was little used operationally until the 656kW Jumo 205D-engined Bv 138B-1s and C-1s entered service. Initially flown mainly over the Baltic and North Atlantic Ocean, Bv 138s later operated successfully over the North Sea and elsewhere (from bases in occupied Norway) in an attempt to search out Allied convoys and then direct U-boats on to them. The Bv 138 finished its career in a mine-sweeping role, carrying a large degaussing "hoop" around its fuselage to explode magnetic mines. A total of 273 production Bv 138s were completed.
| MODEL | Bv 138C-1 |
| ENGINE | 3 x 746kW Junkers Jumo 205D 12-cylinder diesel engines |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 17650 kg | 38912 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 26.94 m | 88 ft 5 in |
| Length | 19.85 m | 65 ft 1 in |
| Height | 5.90 m | 19 ft 4 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 285 km/h | 177 mph |
| Ceiling | 5000 m | 16400 ft |
| Range | 4300 km | 2672 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 20mm cannon, 13mm + 7.92mm machine-guns |
 | A three-view drawing (794 x 570) |
| Mark, fwalgae(@)gmail.com, 20.08.2008 'flying clog', to be pedantic | | MARCELO, gringomarcelo(@)yahoo.com.br, 02.06.2007 Esteavión me parece super fantastico porque es muy diferente de los otros, aparte me gusta porque tiene tres motores...es fabuloso..que les parece???
Saludos Marcelo | | Geir J. Valla, geir.valla(@)monet.no, 21.05.2007 Hello ! I`am restoring one Blohm & Voss 138 A,who a British destroyer shot a hole in 1940. Its resting at ca 20 meter. Do any have a good detalj drawing of the plane ?
It will help a lot in my restoration. Many thanks ! |
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