Blohm & Voss BV 238
Blohm + Voss BV 238 was a flying boat used in World War 2. It was the heaviest aircraft of the whole war, beating out even the B-29 by many tons. The Bv238 V1 prototype first flew April 1944. Six 1900hp engines built by Daimler-Benz were used in total, arranged in three forward facing integrated engine nacelles in a row on each wing. Other protoypes, though started, were not finished. Also of note, a large model of the plane was made during development, known as the FGP 227, and used for testing.
Dimensions
- Total Length: 142.257 ft (43.360 m)
- Greatest height: 35.761 ft (10.900 m)
- Wingspan: 197.408 ft (60.170 m)
- Wing area: 3896.568 ft² (362.000 m²)
- Maximum take-off weight: 208019.7 lb (94340.0 kg)
- Weight, empty: 120525.3 lb (54660.0 kg)
Performance data
From engineering Bv238 V1 testing.
- Maximum speed: 264 mph (192 knot = 355 km/h)
- Landing speed: 83.8 mph (73 knot = 135 km/h)
- Cruising speed: 220.6 mph (192 knot = 355 km/h)
- Service ceiling: 20669 ft (6300 m)
- Wing load: 53.51 lb/ft² (261.00 kg/m²)
- Range: 3790 miles (3294 nautical miles = 6100 km)
See also
- Blohm + Voss
- List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe
- List of motors of WW2 Luftwaffe Aircraft
- Flying boats,
- List of weapons of WW2 Lufwaffe Aircraft
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