I looked into the Ju-252 as a replacement for the Ju-52 for the Luftwaffe, but it's not really the right tool for the job: years into the future (because of changes to the spec from Luft Hansa), pressurized (because it was originally a passenger plane), and faster than necessary. The Ju-352 is really more along the lines of what I'm looking for, but it's even more years into the future (because it's a descendent of the Ju-252), uses engines unlikely to be in production too much longer (the Bramo-323), and has a rear loading ramp (unnecessary at least for the initial versions of this aircraft). So&.. a possible transport for the Luftwaffe.
Aircraft Type or Name:
Junkers Ju-152
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Year of First Flight: 1939
Description
Carrier or Rough Field
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
A twin-engined transport for the Luftwaffe. When operating as a paratroop transport, 4200 pounds of the payload are considered to be the 21 paratroops themselves, leaving 6600 pounds for their equipment and supplies.
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 44,000 lbs
Weight (empty) 26,811 lbs
Length 72 ft
Wingspan 111 ft
Wing Area 2,050 sq ft
Sweep 2 degrees
Engines 2
Junkers Jumo 208D
Piston
1,592 hp
at 12,000 ft
Crew 3
Typical cost $0.137 million in 1939
Total number procured 2000
Performance:
Top Speed 198 kts = 228 mph
at 12,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 21,500 ft
Range 1,200 nm = 1,382 miles
with 9,989 lbs payload
10,813 lbs released at halfway point
Climb 597 fpm
Cruise 150 kts = 173 mph
at 12,000 ft
Corner Speed 132 KIAS =
158 kts at 12,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 18.3 deg/sec
Radius 1,676 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 11 ft
Bypass Ratio 100
Engine Weight 1800 lbs
Overall Efficiency 27 percent
Structural Factor 0.90
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 275 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 4.00 g
Wing Taper 0.2
Wing Thickness at Root 3.5 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.4
Number of Nacelles 2
Length 9 ft
Diameter 4.5 ft
Fullness 0.35
Fuselage Diameter 8 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.6
Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 1
Cleanness 77 percent
Unstreamlined section 6.5 sq ft
User equipment 1,050 lbs
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