WesWorld

Here's a Planebuilder'd version of the Bv-222 for WesWorld.

Aircraft Type or Name:

Blohm & Voss Bv-222

General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1

Year of First Flight: 1940

Description

Flying Boat / Seaplane
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage

The WW version of the Bv-222, powered by 4 Jumo-208 diesel radials. The initial model, designed for Luft Hansa, is designed to carry 24 passengers in comfort (sleeping berths for all passengers), along with up to 6300 pounds of mail.







Characteristics:

Weight (maximum) 110,000 lbs
Weight (empty) 57,792 lbs

Length 121.5 ft
Wingspan 151 ft
Wing Area 2,745 sq ft
Sweep 1 degrees

Engines 4
Junkers Jumo-208F/G
Piston

1,622 hp
at 15,000 ft


Crew 10


Typical cost $0.282 million in 1940
Total number procured 2000


Performance:

Top Speed 218 kts = 251 mph
at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A

Operational Ceiling 24,000 ft

Range 4,000 nm = 4,606 miles
with 6,328 lbs payload
8,131 lbs released at halfway point

Climb 576 fpm

Cruise 155 kts = 178 mph
at 15,000 ft

Corner Speed 141 KIAS =
178 kts at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 13.7 deg/sec
Radius 2,519 ft



Internal Data:

Intake / Fan Diameter 11 ft

Bypass Ratio 100

Engine Weight 1800 lbs
Overall Efficiency 27.5 percent

Structural Factor 1.00

Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1

Limiting Airspeed 300 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 3.00 g
Wing Taper 0.3
Wing Thickness at Root 3.5 ft

Tail / Canard Factor 0.25

Number of Nacelles 4
Length 9 ft
Diameter 4.5 ft
Fullness 0.5

Fuselage Diameter 15 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.5

Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 0.7

Cleanness 82 percent
Unstreamlined section 13.2 sq ft

User equipment 9,600 lbs

Nice range, I think.

The range is somewhat better than historical, probably primarily because the Jumo-208s are not the fuel hogs the historical Bramo-323s were, and secondarily because there's less drag from 4 engines than from 6.