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MESSERSCHMITT Me 321

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Type: Heavy Cargo Glider
Origin: Messerscmitt AG
Models: A and B
First Flight: March 7, 1941
Service Delivery: June 1941
Final Delivery: April 1942

Engine: None

Dimensions:
Wing span: 55m (180 ft. 5½ in.)
Length: 28.15m (92 ft. 4¼ in.)
Height: 10.15m (33 ft. 3½ in.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A

   Weights:
Empty: 12,400kg (27,432 lbs.)
Maximum: 34,400kg (75,852 lbs.)

Performance:
Maximum Speed: 160kph (99 mph) on tow
Initial climb: 492ft/min (150m/min) towed by 3 Bf 110's)
Range: N/A
Service Ceiling: N/A

Armament:
Two Twin 7.92mm MG 15 mounted in windows

Avionics:
N/A

Comments
One of the largest aircraft to see large scale production in World War II, the Me 321 could deliver up to 22 tonnes of cargo or a full company of infantry.


Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
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