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The Ju 290 was originally designed as a development of the Ju 90 transport and was test flown in 1941. Subsequent development was undertaken to enable it ultimately to supersede the Fw 200C for long-range over-sea anti-shipping and U-boat cooperation work, but it failed to achieve this. Nevertheless seven versions of the A series were produced as transport (A-1 with BMW 801D engines), reconnaissance (A-2, A-3 and A-5), transport (A-6), reconnaissance-bombing (A-7), and reconnaissance (A-8) aircraft - the latter with provision for carrying two Hs 293 anti-shipping glider missiles. Production totalled about 55 aircraft.
The Ju 290B was a projected heavily armed long-range bomber. It was followed by the Ju 290C reconnaissance and transport aircraft, Ju 290D long-range bomber and Ju 290E night bomber: all of which failed to enter production.
| MODEL | Ju-290A-7 |
| CREW | 3 |
| ENGINE | 4 x BMW 801D, 1268kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 46000 kg | 101413 lb |
| Empty weight | 33005 kg | 72764 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 42.0 m | 137 ft 10 in |
| Length | 29.15 m | 95 ft 8 in |
| Height | 6.83 m | 22 ft 5 in |
| Wing area | 203.60 m2 | 2191.53 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 440 km/h | 273 mph |
| Ceiling | 6000 m | 19700 ft |
| Range w/max.fuel | 6090 km | 3784 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 7 x 20mm cannons, 1 x 13mm machine-guns, 3000kg of bombs or 3 missiles |
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| Name, E-MAIL, 29.01.2008 Wrong there kiddo! It was impossible for a JU 290 to carry 8000kg of bombs. A more resonable weight was about 2205kg of bombs and was never used over the Battle of Britian or the Blitz. Its perpose was long-range maritime reconnaissance-bomber. And no, there are no 290 in existance. | | STEVEN, ben-sons(@)cbn.net.id, 14.07.2007 DID YOU KNOW THAT IN MAY 1944 , ABOUT 8 JU-290 BOMBED LONDON IN THE NIGHT BLITZ. EACH AIRCRAFT CARRY 8000 KG OF BOMBS, NEARLY TWO TIMES THE CAPACITY OF B-17 OR B-24.
BECAUSE ONLY FEW JU-290 , THIS ATTACK DOESN,T HAVE MEANS IN THE COURSE OF THE WAR. | | STEVEN, ben-sons(@)cbn.net.id, 13.01.2007 IS THERE ARE ANY SURVIVING JUNKERS JU 290 IN THE PRESENT ? |
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