Junkers Ju 287
1944
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Junkers Ju 287

The Ju 287 was an unconventional jet bomber prototype with forward swept wings. Two of the engines were fixed to the sides of the front fuselage, two under the wings. The Ju 287 used the fuselage of the , the tail of the Ju 388, the main wheels of the Ju 352 and the nose wheel of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator. Only one was built. Development continued postwar in the USSR.

Junkers Ju 287


Specification 
 MODELJu 287 V3
 CREW4
 ENGINE6 x 800kg BMW 003A-1 turbojets
 WEIGHTS
    Take-off weight21520 kg47444 lb
    Empty weight11920 kg26279 lb
 DIMENSIONS
    Wingspan20.11 m65 ft 12 in
    Length18.6 m61 ft 0 in
    Wing area58.3 m2627.54 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
    Max. speed856 km/h532 mph
    Ceiling12000 m39350 ft
    Range2125 km1320 miles
 ARMAMENT4000kg of bombs

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Junkers Ju 287A three-view drawing (1000 x 601)

Junkers Ju 287

Comments 
Johnny Fireball, 29.08.2008

Editorial note:

The first prototype was intended to evaluate the concept, and was cobbled together from the fuselage of a Heinkel He 177, the tail of a Junkers Ju 388, main undercarriage from a Junkers Ju 352, and nosewheels taken from crashed B-24 Liberators.

Matt Sipple, 08.07.2008

I thought it was destroyed by the SAS?

Mauricio Quiroz, afreedomson(@)hotmail.com, 03.07.2008

Does this one made it to the sky?

@Mexico

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