Junkers Ju 252

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The Junkers Ju 252 was a transport plane manufactured by Junkers that made its first flight in late October 1941. It was planned to replace the Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft, but only 15 of its kind were built. Although it was a vast improvement over the Junkers Ju 52/3m, Junkers was instructed to investigate the possibility of redesigning the aircraft in order to make minimum demands on supplies of strategic materials and utilize power plants not required by combat aircraft. The result was the Junkers Ju 352.

[edit] Specifications (Ju 252 A)

General characteristics

• Crew: 3-4
• Length: 25.10 m (82 ft 4 1/4 in)
• Wingspan: 34.08 m (111 ft 10 1/8 in)
• Height: 5.74 m (18 ft 10 1/3 in)
• Wing area: 122.63 m² (1,320 ft²)
• Empty weight: 13,100 kg (28,880 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 24,000 kg (52,911 lb)
• Powerplant: 3× Junkers Jumo 211F 12-cylinder inverted-vee engines, 1,006 kW (1,350 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 437 km/h at 5,800 m (272 mph at 19,030 ft)
• Cruise speed: 334 km/h (208 mph)
• Range: 3,980 km (2,473 miles)
• Service ceiling: 6,300 m (20,670 ft)
• Rate of climb: 228 m/min (748 ft/min)

Armament

• 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
• 2 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun