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Blohm und Voss Bv 138

Specifications

General characteristics: BV 138C-1
• Crew: 6
  Pilot, navigator, radio operator, nose gunner, rear gunner, upper rear gunner
  + up to 10 passengers
• Length: 19.85 m (65 ft 1½ in)
• Wingspan: 26.94 m (88 ft 4½ in)
• Height: 5.90 m (19 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 112 m² (1,205.5 ft²)
• Empty weight: 11,770 kg (25,950 lb)
• Loaded weight: 14,500 kg (31,970 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 17,500 kg (38,590 lb)
• Powerplant:
  Model: Junkers Jumo 205D
  Type: Opposed piston diesel engine with 12 pistons in 6 cylinders
  Number: 3
  Horsepower: 868 hp

Performance:
• Maximum speed: 285 km/h @ 6,000 m (177 mph @ 19,700 ft)
• Cruise speed: 200 km/h (124 mph)
• Range: 4,300 km (2,670 mi)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
• Rate of climb: 220 m/min (729 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 114.2 kg/m² (23.4 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.106 kW/kg (0.064 hp/lb)

Armament:
• 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannon
  one in a nose turret and one in the rear fuselage covering upper rear area
• 1 × 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
  In open position behind the central engine, covering the top rear area
• 1-3 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns
• up to 6 x 50kg bombs or 4 x 150kg depth charges under starboard wing root only

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