Junkers Ju 290

Prototype

Service Data

In Service: 16 July 1942 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 16 July 1942
Manufacturer: Junkers
Number built:

Technical Data

Type: Prototype transport, bomber, reconnaissance

Crew: 9 men
Length: 28.64 m
Wingspan: 42 m
Wing area: 205.3 m²
Height: 6.83 m
Empty: 41,000 kg
Loaded: 45,000 kg
Engine: 4 × BMW 801G/H 14 cylinder radial engines producing up to 1,700 hp each
Maximum speed: 440 km/h
Range: 6,150 km
Service ceiling: 6,000 m
Armament:
2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 machine guns in dorsal turrets
1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 machine gun in tail
2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 machine guns
2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 machine guns in gondola
2 × 13 mm MG 131 machine guns in gondola
Bomb load up to 3,000 kg
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Ju 290 V-1
Ju 290 A-0
Ju 290 A-1
Ju 290 A-2
Ju 290 A-3
Ju 290 A-4
Ju 290 A-5
Ju 290 A-6
Ju 290 A-7
Ju 290 A-8
Ju 290 A-9
Ju 290 B-1
Ju 290 B-2
Ju 290 B-MS
Ju 290C
Ju 290D
Ju 290E

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History

The Junkers Ju 290 was a nine seats four engines long range prototype transport, bomber, reconnaissance

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

For a complete list of sources