The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, 'dive bomber') is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935. The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War and served the Axis forces in World War II.
There was a special variant of the Junkers Ju-87 made for carrier service. The classification was the Ju-87C and it was made with folding wings for easy storage in an aircraft carrier. The carrier in question was the Graf Zepplin although it never reached completion. reply. Ted, e-mail, 15.01.2010 19:43. My neighbor,Herman was a Stuka pilot.
Figures released so far by Junkers Flugzeugwerke AG, claim a max take-off weight of 8,616kg, cruise speed of 180km/h (97kt) and a fuel burn of 77 litres/hour for each engine. The JU-52 NG will have modern engines – the 550hp RED A03-005 V12 diesel
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