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Specifications
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Type: Heavy Cargo Transport Origin: Messerscmitt AG Models: D And E First Flight: Fall 1941 Service Delivery: May 1942 Final Delivery: March 1944 Powerplant: Model: Gnome-Rhône 14N 48/49 Type: 14-Cylinder two row radials Horsepower: 1,140 Number: Six Dimensions: Wing span: 55m (180 ft. 5.5 in.) Length: 28.15m (92 ft. 4.25 in.) Height: 10.15m (33 ft. 3.5 in.) Wing Surface Area: N/A Weights: Empty: 27,330kg (60,260 lbs.) Maximum: 43,000kg (94,815 lbs.) Performance: Maximum Speed: 285kph (177 mph) on tow Initial climb: 710ft/min (216m/min) Range: 684 miles (1100km) Service Ceiling: 13,100 ft (4000m) |
Armament: Five MG 15 mounted in nose mounts Six Mg 34 infantry MG's in beam windows Waffentraeger (Weapons Carrier) 11 20mm MG 151 cannon and 4 13mm MG 131 Machine Guns This version also carried several tonnes of armor and bulletproof glass. Eventually it was decided that escort fighters would be more effective and this version did not see wide-spread production. Bomb load: One 17.7 ton bomb was dropped in trials, though the aircraft crashed during the trials due to structural failure after the test aircraft had been straffed by Allied fighters days earlier. |
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