airplane
Junkers Ju 390
The Junkers Ju 390 was a German long-range derivative of the Junkers Ju 290 aircraft, intended to be used as a heavy transport aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft and long-range bomber. It was one of the aircraft designs submitted for the abortive Amerikabomber project, along with the Messerschmitt Me 264, the Focke-Wulf Ta 400 and the Heinkel He 277.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Junkers Motorenbau und Junkers Flugzeugwerk
- Country of origin
- Germany
- First flight
- 1943-10-20
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 193 kt
- Max speed
- 273 kt
- Range
- 4,320 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,400 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 166,450 lb
- Empty weight
- 81,350 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 9,007 US gal
- Powerplant
- 6 × BMW 801 E 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engines
- Engines
- 6
- Seats
- 10
- Length
- 112.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 165.1 ft
- Height
- 22.6 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.