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The Junkers Ju 187 was a German projected dive bomber designed to replace the aging Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. The Ju 187 was cancelled in 1943.

Ju 187
Role Dive bomber
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Junkers
Number built 0
Developed from Junkers Ju 87

Design


By the time of the Battle of Britain the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka had proved very vulnerable to enemy fighters and needed replacement, so after rejection of the Ju 87F proposal a new dive bomber was designed under the designation Ju 187.

The projected aircraft kept some of the features of the earlier Ju 87, such as the inverted gull wing and two man crew. It would have added retractable landing gear, as well as improved armour and armament. Most notably, the Ju 187 incorporated a rotating vertical tail. When rotated down, the tail would give the air gunner, armed with a rear turret, an unobstructed field of fire. It is not known how the aircraft would have handled with the tail rotated.

The Ju 187 project was cancelled by the Reich Air Ministry in autumn 1943 because the aircraft's projected performance, when fully loaded, was estimated to be no better than the latest Ju 87D variant (estimated maximum speed: 248 mph (399 km/h)).


Specifications (Ju 187 estimated)


Data from Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.3 – Flugzeugtypen Henschel-Messerschmitt,[1] Junkers aircraft and engines, 1913-1945,[2] German aircraft of the Second World War[3]

General characteristics

1,100 kW (1,480 hp) for climb and at 5,600 m (18,500 ft)

Performance

Armament


References


  1. Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.3 – Flugzeugtypen Henschel-Messerschmitt (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. pp. 105–106, 264–265. ISBN 978-3-7637-5467-0.
  2. Kay, Anthony L. (2004). Junkers aircraft and engines, 1913-1945 (1st ed.). London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. p. 158. ISBN 0851779859.
  3. Smith, J.R.; Kay, Anthony L. (1990). German aircraft of the Second World War (7th impression ed.). London: Putnam. pp. 392. ISBN 0851778364.

Further reading




Media related to Junkers Ju 187 at Wikimedia Commons


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[de] Junkers Ju 287 (Stuka)

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[it] Junkers Ju 187

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