Junkers Ju 290
Type:
Models: Ju 290A-1 to A-8 and B-1, B-2 and C
Crew: 9
First Flight
Final Delivery: October 1944
Powerplants:
Dimensions:
Weights:
Performance:
Armament:
Avionics:
- Long Range Transport
- Reconnaissance Bomber
- Maritime Patrol
Models: Ju 290A-1 to A-8 and B-1, B-2 and C
Crew: 9
First Flight
- Rebuilt Ju90V5: Early 1939
- Prototype Ju 290 V1: July 16, 1942
- Production Ju 290A-0: October 1942
Final Delivery: October 1944
Powerplants:
- Ju 290A
- Model: BMW 801D
- Type: 14-Cylinder Radial
- Number: Four
- Horsepower: 1,700hp
- Ju 290B
- Model: BMW 801E
- Type: 14-Cylinder Radial
- Number: Four
- Horsepower: 1,970hp
Dimensions:
- Wing span: 42.00m (137 ft. 9½ in.)
- Length:
- Typical: 92 ft 1 in. to 97 ft 9 in.
- Ju 290A-5: 28.64m (93 ft. 11½ in.)
- Height: 6.83m (22 ft. 4¾ in.)
- Wing Surface Area: 203.60m² (2,191.60 sq. ft.)
Weights:
- Empty: 33,005 kg (72,611 lb)
- Maximum:
- Ju 290A-5: 44,970kg (99,141 lbs.)
- Ju 290A-7: 45,400kg (101,413 lbs.)
- Ju 290B-2: 50,500kg (111,332 lbs.)
Performance:
- Maximum Speed: 440kph (273 mph)
- Initial climb: N/A
- Service Ceiling: 6,000 m (19,680 ft)
- Range: 3,700 Miles (5950 km)
- Range (Ju 290B-2): 4,970 Miles (8000 km)
Armament:
- Ju 290A-2:
- Ju 290A-8:
Avionics:
- FuG 200 Hohentwiel radar
Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander
Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia: Junkers Ju 290
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander
Books Ltd., LondonWikipedia: Junkers Ju 290
