WesWorld

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

Is there a metric version of plane builder btw?

Not that I'm aware of.