Junkers Ju 287
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The Junkers Ju 287 was a German flying testbed built to develop the technology required for a multi-engine jet bomber. It was powered by four Junkers Jumo 004 engines featured a revolutionary forward-swept wing and was built largely from scavenged components from other aircraft. The flying prototype and an unfinished second prototype were captured by the Red Army in the closing stages of World War II and the design was further developed in the Soviet Union after the end of the war.

1944, the first flight of the Junkers Ju 287 takes place in Germany. The forward-swept winged, four-engined aircraft was a testbed for jet bomber technology, built mostly of parts salvaged from other aircraft.1
Bei der Junkers Ju 287 handelte es sich um einen schweren Mittel- bis Langstrecken-Bomber mit damals neuartigen, negativ gepfeilten Tragflächen. Der Antrieb erfolgte durch vier beziehungsweise sechs Strahltriebwerke.2
by German jet bombers like Arado Ar 234 and Junkers Ju 287, called for a new family of jet bombers grossing between 80,000 and 200,000 pounds.3
Die Junkers Ju 287 war ein projektiertes Schlacht- und Sturzkampfflugzeug von Junkers. In der Literatur wird sie oft falsch als Junkers Ju 187 bezeichnet.4
El Junkers Ju 287 V1 (con código RS+RA) voló por primera vez, y bajo estrictas medidas de seguridad, el 16 de agosto de 1944.5

Made by Junkers.

Junkers Ju 287 is the predecessor of the OKB-1 EF 131.

Junkers Ju 287 experimental aircraft built in 1944.6
Junkers Ju 287 had been the first jet aircraft with forward-swept wings).7
Le Junkers Ju 287 était un avion expérimental construit par les Allemands pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour un bombardier multiréacteur qui éviterait l'interception par les chasseurs.8
the captured Junkers Ju 287 in the 1940s. Forward-swept wings yield a higher maximum lift coefficient, reduced bending moments, and delayed stall when compared to more traditional wing shapes.9
The Junkers Ju 287 was a flying testbed built to develop the technology required for a multi-engined jet bomber aircraft.10
Height Main
4.70 m
Designer
Philipp von Doepp
Engine(jet)
Junkers Jumo 004B-1
Length Alt
60.0
Thrust Main
8825.0
Jet Or Prop
jet
Range Main
1570.0
Loaded Weight Main
20000.0
Height Alt
15.0
Crew
two
pilot and co-pilot
Max Speed Main
555.0
Bombs
4000
Ceiling Main
9
400 m
Number Built
2
Successor
OKB-1 EF 131
Thrust Alt
1984
Loaded Weight Alt
44000.0
Area Main
61 m²
Span Alt
2009.14
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Junkers
First Flight
8
Number Of Jets
4
Climb Rate Main
34800.0
Type of jet
turbojet
Guns
7860.0
Climb Rate Alt
1890.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
OKB-1 EF 131
Length Main
18.30 m
Span Main
20.11 m
Area Alt
655.0
Range Alt
980 mi
Max Speed Alt
329 mph
Empty Weight Main
12500.0
Ceiling Alt
30000.0
Empty Weight Alt
27500.0
Category
German bomber aircraft 1940-1949
Junkers aircraft
World War II experimental aircraft of Germany
World War II jet aircraft of Germany

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