JUNKERS JU EF- 132 ( + 1 )

History: The Junkers EF 132 was one of the last aircraft project developments undertaken by Junkers in WWII, and was the culmination of the Ju 287 design started in 1942. The shoulder-mounted wings were swept back at a 35 degree angle and featured a small amount of anhedral. Six Jumo 012 jet engines, each of which developed 2500 kp (5500 lbs) of thrust, were buried in the wing roots. Wind tunnel results showed the advantages of having the engines within the wing, rather than causing drag by being mounted below the wing surfaces. The landing flaps were designed to be split flaps, and the goal was to make the gearing and operation simple. Because of the high placement of the wings to the fuselage, an unbroken bomb bay of 12 meters (39' 4") could be utilized in the center fuselage. An interesting landing gear arrangement was planned, that consisted of a nose wheel, two tandem main wheels beneath the center rear fuselage, and outrigger-type wheels under each outer wing. A fully glazed, pressurized cockpit located in the extreme fuselage nose held a crew of five. Armament consisted of two twin 20mm cannon turrets (one located aft of the cockpit, the other beneath the fuselage) and a tail turret containing another twin 20mm cannon. All of this defensive armament were remotely controlled from the cockpit, and a bomb load of 4000-5000 kg (8818-11023 lbs) was envisioned to be carried. The development stage had progressed far when the Soviets overran the Dessau complex and took possession of all of the Ju 287 and EF 132 designs and components. The Soviets gave its approval for the bombed out Junkers Dessau factory to be partially rebuilt, the wind tunnels repaired and the jet engine test and manufacturing facilities to be put back into operation and then the entire complex was carted up and removed to the USSR, along with forcibly removing all Junkers employees in October 1946. Work was begun on a glider to further test the flight handling characteristics, which was reported to be excellent. Construction work had begun on the Ju EF 132 when an order was given to stop all work, and the project was canceled. Function: High Altitude Bomber Fuel Type: AvGas Fuel Cap.: 18000 Fuel Cons.: 2700 (pr hour) ( 10800 l /period) Load: 5000 kg in internal bomb bay . Possible 2X hardpoints a 1200 kg under each wing . Veh. Wt.:empty:31300 kg max:65000 kg Length:30.8 m Height:8.4 m Wingspan:32.4 m Crew: 5 MNT: 15 Runway Min:take-off: 1300 m m/landing: 650 m type: Hardened Powerplant: 6X Jumo 012 jet engines Speed: max: 930 kph cruise: 830 kph stall:150 kph Tr.Mov:3320 km/period (830 km/h) Comb.Mov: 93 Ceiling: 14000 m Range: 5535 km Armaments: 6X 20MM AC in 3 turrets a 2 guns . (400 rpg) 5000 kg bombs in bomb bay + underwing hardpoints Weapon data: :