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Junkers ju 187 super stuka

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The Junkers Ju 187 was a projected dive bomber designed to replace the ageing Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. It was cancelled in 1943.
By the time of the Battle of Britain the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka had proved very vulnerable to enemy fighters and needed replacement, so after rejection of the Ju 87F proposal a new dive bomber was designed under the designation Ju 187.

The projected aircraft kept some of the features of the earlier Ju 87, such as the inverted gull wing and two man crew. It would have added retractable landing gear, as well as improved armour and armament. Most notably, the Ju 187 incorporated a rotating vertical tail. When rotated down, the tail would give the air gunner, armed with a rear turret, an unobstructed field of fire. It is not known how the aircraft would have handled with the tail rotated.

The Ju 187 project was cancelled by the Reich Air Ministry in autumn 1943 because the aircraft's projected performance, when fully loaded, was estimated to be no better than the latest Ju 87 D variant (estimated maximum speed: 248 mph (399 km/h)).
-wikipedia


ag1 for turret
ag2 for the tail
vtol to turn both
IMPORTANT NOTE: WHEN FLIPPING THE TAIL, FLIP IMEDIATLY OR THE PLANE WILL FLY OUT OF CONTROL. BEAR IN MIND ONCE FLIPPED, PITCH AND YAW BECOME INVERTED.

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 37.8ft (11.5m)
  • Length 34.2ft (10.4m)
  • Height 11.3ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight 8,551lbs (3,878kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,643lbs (5,281kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.085
  • Wing Loading 40.4lbs/ft2 (197.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 288.2ft2 (26.8m2)
  • Drag Points 1881

Parts

  • Number of Parts 44
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 267