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The reputation of the Junkers Ju 87
Stuka (Sturzkampfflugzeug, or dive-bomber) was made during the Polish campaign in close-support operations across Europe. The Luftwaffe believed it to be virtually invincible, but this was true only after air superiority had been gained, as demonstrated during the Battle of Britain when the Stukas were mauled so severely by the RAF that they were later withdrawn from operations over western Europe.
Three prototypes were started in 1934, the first with twin vertical tail surfaces and powered by a Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine. During dive tests in 1935 the tail unit of this aircraft collapsed and the aircraft was destroyed. The second prototype introduced a single fin and rudder and was powered by a 455kW Junkers Jumo 210A, and official evaluation of this aircraft and a further improved third prototype led to a pre-production batch of 10 Ju 87A-0 aircraft with the 477kW Jumo 210Ca engine. The initial Ju 87A-1 production version began to replace Hs 123 biplanes in the spring of 1937, and three were tested under operational conditions by the Legion Condor during the Spanish Civil War. At the beginning of World War II the Luftwaffe had 336 Ju 87B aircraft on strength, and others were supplied to Italy (which named them Picchiatello), Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania.
Ju 87s were deployed extensively on the Eastern Front, initially with great success, but by 1943 they were suffering such severe losses by daylight that they were switched to a night assault role. When production ended more than 5,700 had been built, the majority after 1940 when their vulnerability without adequate fighter cover had been highlighted in the Battle of Britain, and one can only assume that production continued because no better replacement
was available. A redesigned and improved Ju 187 was projected in 1943, but following consideration of the design no examples were built.
| MODEL | Ju-87D-1 |
| CREW | 2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Junkers Jumo 211J-1, 1051kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 6600 kg | 14551 lb |
| Empty weight | 3900 kg | 8598 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 13.8 m | 45 ft 3 in |
| Length | 11.5 m | 37 ft 9 in |
| Height | 3.9 m | 12 ft 10 in |
| Wing area | 31.9 m2 | 343.37 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 410 km/h | 255 mph |
| Ceiling | 7290 m | 23900 ft |
| Range w/max.fuel | 1535 km | 954 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 4 x 7.92mm machine-guns, 1800kg of bombs |
 | A three-view drawing (1000 x 718) |
| Paul Squires, palexandersquires(@)hotmail.com, 25.09.2009 I saw this aircraft, in the film Battle of Britain, they made a siren sound when diving. and Dinky toys produced a model of one with a bomb you could put a cap in and release it and it would bang! | | d.jay, 19.09.2009 it also faced Churchills used by the reds, the ju 87 was only used where the Germans could get air superiority. quote the 1969 film Battle of Britain "its like shooting rats in a barrel". | | Leo Rudnicki, leo_rudnicki(@)hotmail.com, 25.08.2009 Oops! I forgot. | | Tom, Bagpiper.92(@)hotmail.com, 24.08.2009 Ju-87 did face shermans on the east-front though Leo-Rudnicki, and i think this is a great plane but i believe the IL-2 was better. The Germans needed something else, it became to old | | Leo Rudnicki, leo_rudnicki(@)hotmail.com, 16.06.2009 Shermans and Churchills were never bothered by Stukas because they did not operate in Europe after 1940 except in the Med in anti-shipping raids away from enemy fighters. Bodenplate was an airfield strike only. Steven is never right but he is extremely imaginitive, in an alternate history sense. Rudel survived only because he wore so many medals. | | Masha, massapetr(at)seznam.cz, 11.06.2009 Hi Steven!
Of course it was effective against Shermans and Churchills, it was simly effective against any tank-the tank destroyers attack from the dive. so they can penetrate thin armour of the engine bay and turret top. Btw.: Dear Yankees, the real grandfather of your Warthog should be Il-2 Sturmovik | | Toon, mccalltk(@)hotmail.com, 02.04.2009 Anyone know where I can find a pic showing what is what on the instrument cluster? A game manual somewhere?? | | Alexander, isuminka(@)hotmail.com, 10.11.2008 Hello,
I would to build this great plane. First of all I will create it as 3D model.
Any body can help me with drawing. I can't find good drawing with dimension.
Thanks everyone! | | Geir J. Valla, geir.valla(@)monet.no, 31.10.2008 Hello !
I am also restoring a JU-87 (Stuka),and my plane made a forced landing on the glacier hier. Du enybody have the manual for this aircraft ? It have been a good help in my restoring. | | Colin, rkacm5(@)Netpenny.net, 03.08.2008 The Stuka Was Slow But Carried A Ton Of Explosive.Im Only 8! | | Sgt.KAR98, 25.07.2008 Steven must be right.
The Shermans (for what I saw) had a very poor armor. | | Mark, dfsdf(@)dsfsadf.com, 02.03.2008 Rudel destroyed over 500 russian tanks with this plane and
a tank-buster version of the FW-190 later on in the war.
He had a 100000 ruble bounty on his head by Stalin himself!
lol
2500 missions and he survived... incredible. | | G Davis, yudanshikai1(@)yahoo.com, 11.09.2007 They have a beautiful example at the Mueseum of Science and Industry in Chicago.The Grandfather of the A-10 warthog,No doubt it would have been an effective tank desroyer with the fitted 37mm guns! | | Tim, pbthhh(@)hotmail.com, 11.08.2007 410 km/h is actually a bit generous... a more accurate speed is
365km/h. | | Kim, stuka_kim(@)yahoo.com, 25.06.2007 My Favorite tank destroyer, I read I try I win test by me in Blitzkrieg game. | | STEVEN, ben-sons(@)cbn.net.id, 16.06.2007 DID YOU KNOW THAT THE JUNKERS JU 87G STUKA WHICH PARTICIPATE IN THE OPERATION BODENPLATE IN JANUARY 1945,WAS VERY EFECTIVE AGAINTS SHERMAN AN CHURCHILL TANKS. | | Boedie, Ju-87(@)plasa.com, 14.03.2007 Ju-87 stuka dive bomber is the most wonderful plane. I have the Ju-87 paper model |
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