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American Stuka

572 UPTOSPACE345  7 months ago
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Auto Credit Based on UPTOSPACE345's Junkers JU-87 Stuka (finalized)

Following costly losses in the pacific theatre, the United States began developing a new, experimental dive bomber based off captured German examples. The end result of this was the Chance-Vought TBF-87 Steward, also known as the "American Stuka." Aside from this purpose, the TBF-87 had another reason for development: to serve as an answer to thr newly reported German wunderwaffen, known as the "German Corsair."

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Junkers JU-87 Stuka (finalized)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 31.1ft (9.5m)
  • Length 26.6ft (8.1m)
  • Height 13.2ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 4,562lbs (2,069kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,564lbs (2,523kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.135
  • Wing Loading 28.7lbs/ft2 (140.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 193.9ft2 (18.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2755

Parts

  • Number of Parts 56
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 341