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Specifications
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Type: Tactical Reconnaissance Origin: Blohm und Vos Abt. Flugzeugbau Models: Prototypes, A & B First Flight: February 25, 1938 Final Delivery: 1943 Production: N/A Powerplant: Bv 141A: Model: BMW 132N Type: nine-cylinder radial Number: One Horsepower: 960 hp Bv 141B: Model: BMW 801A Type: 14-cylinder two-row radial Number: One Horsepower: 1,560 hp Dimensions: Wing span: Bv 141A: 15.44m (50ft 8¼in) Bv 141B: 17.46m (57ft 3¼in) Wing Surface Area: Bv 141B: 570.51 sq. ft. (53m²) Length: Bv 141A: 9.96m (39ft 10.25in) Bv 141B: 13.95m (45ft 9.25in) Height: Bv 141A: 4.10m (13ft 5.5in) Bv 141B: 11ft 9.75in) |
Weights: Empty: Bv 141A: 3,167kg (6,982 lbs.) Bv 141B: 4,700kg (10,363 lbs.) Loaded: Bv 141A: 3,900kg (8,598 lbs.) Bv 141B: 5,700kg (12,568 lbs.) Performance: Maximum Speed: Bv 141A: 248 mph (400 kph) Bv 141B: 272 mph (438 kph) Range: Bv 141A: 1,139km (708 miles) Bv 141B: 1,900km (1,180 miles) Climb to altitude: N/A Endurance: N/A Service Ceiling: 10,000m Armament: Two fixed 7.92mm MG 17 forward firing machine guns One manually aimed 7.92mm MG 15 mounted in the dorsal bubble One manually aimed 7.92mm MG 15 mounted in the tailcone Four 50kg (110lb.) bombs on the wing racks
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Sources:
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe
, 1979, Airlife Publishing
Ltd., ShrewsburyGunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander
Books Ltd., LondonThe Complete Encyclodepia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5
Wikipedia - Blohm & Voss Bv 141
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