Type: Medium Bomber & Reconnaissance. Origin: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG Models: A-1, B-1 and B-5 Crew: Four First Flight: Do 215V-1 Late 1938 Final Delivery: January 1941 Number Produced: 101 Powerplant: Model: Daimler-Benz DB 601A Type: 12-Cylinder inverted-vee liquid-cooled Number: Two Horsepower: 1,075 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 59 ft. 0½ in. (18m) Length: 51 ft. 9½ in. (15.79m) Height: 14 ft. 11½ in. (4.56m) Wing Surface Area: N/A |
Weights: Do 215B-1 Empty: 12,730 lb. (5775 kg) Loaded: 19,841 lb. (9000 kg) Performance: Do 215B-1 Maximum Speed: 280 mph (450 kph) Initial Climb: N/A Service Ceiling: 31,170 ft. (9500m) Range with half bomb load: 932 miles (1500 km) Armament: Six 7.92mm MG 15 machine guns. Payload: 2,205 lb. (1000 kg.) of bombs internally. Avionics: N/A |
Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
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