The Junkers Ju 187 was designed to replace the aging Ju 87 Stuka, which by the time of the Battle of Britain had proved very vulnerable to enemy fighters. It kept some of the features of the earlier Ju 87, such as the inverted gull wing and two man crew, but added retractable landing gear and a rotating vertical tail. When rotated down it would give the gunner, armed with a rear gun position, a full field of fire. It is not known how the airplane would have handled with the tail rotated. Although an extremely radical design, the Ju 187 project never made it to production. The Ju 187 would have been of all-metal construction with improved armor and armament. A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Junkers & Co was a major German aircraft manufacturer. ... This or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Junkers Ju 87 G-2 (Royal Air Force Museum Hendon) Junkers Ju 87 G-2 (Royal Air Force Museum Hendon) Nazi propaganda image Air victory over Poland with an artistic vision of a Junkers Ju 87 The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was the best known Sturzkampfflugzeug (German: , literally plunging... Junkers Ju 87 G-2 (Royal Air Force Museum Hendon) Junkers Ju 87 G-2 (Royal Air Force Museum Hendon) Nazi propaganda image Air victory over Poland with an artistic vision of a Junkers Ju 87 The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka was the best known Sturzkampfflugzeug (German: , literally plunging... Combatants United Kingdom Including combatants from:[1] Poland New Zealand Canada Czechoslovakia Belgium Australia South Africa France Ireland United States Jamaica Palestine Rhodesia Germany Including combatants from Italy Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Strength 754 single-seat fighters 149 two-seat fighters 560 bombers 500 coastal 1,963 total... The gull-winged PBM Mariner. ... Gunner refers to a rank in the Royal Artillery, or can refer to anyone whose main job is to operate a gun. ... Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... The bayonet is used as both knife and spear. ...

The project was cancelled by the Reich Air Ministry in 1943 because the aircraft's projected performance, when fully loaded, was estimated to be no better than the latest Ju 87 D variant. The Reich Air Ministry (German: Reichsluftfahrtministerium) was a government department during the period of Nazi Germany (1933-45). ...

Specifications (Ju 187)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot and gunner)
• Length: 11.80 m (38 ft 8¾ in)
• Wingspan: 18.06 m (59 ft 3¼ in)
• Height: 3.90 m (12 ft 9¾ in)
• Powerplant: 1× Junkers Jumo 213A 12-cylinder inverted-vee engine, 1,324 kW (1,776 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 400 km/h (249 mph)

Armament

• 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in wing roots
• 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in dorsal turret
• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon in dorsal turret
• 1 x 1,000 kg (2,204 lb) bomb in internal bay
• 4 x 250 kg (551 lb) bombs on external wing racks

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Designation sequence:

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References

D. Herwig & H. Rode Luftwaffe Secret Projects - Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft. ISBN 1-85780-150-4

External Links

• Luft 46 Entry