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SPECIFICATIONS:
Dimensions: Span: 65'7.5", Length: 47'3", Wing Area: 587 sq ft.Weights: Max takeoff: 30,870 lbs, Normal: 26,680 lbs, Empty: 21,737 lbs.
Powerplant: Two Junkers Jumo 211 12-cyl inverted Vee, liquid cooled engines
Displacement: Bore: 150mm (5.9 in)
Stroke: 165mm (6.5 in)
Capacity: 35 litres (2136 cu in)
Com. Ratio: 6.56:1
Supercharger Gear Ratios: (1) 8.8:1 (2) 12.4:1
Propeller Gear ratio: .545:1
Power: T/O: 1400 hp at 2600 rpm and 1.4 ata.
Climb(sea level): 1200/2400/1.25.
(16,500 ft): 1200/2400/1.25.
Max cruise(sea Level): 950/2250/1.15.
(16,700 ft): 1000/2250/1.15.
Critical Altitude: 13,500 ft.Armament: One flexible or fixed 7.9mm MG81 machine guns firing forward.
Two flexible 7.9mm MG81 machine guns in the aft dorsal position.
One flexible 7.9mm MG81 machine gun in the aft ventral position.Bomb Load: Four SC 500 bombs on wing racks (no internal load), or
1,100 lbs internally plus 2,200 lbs externally.PERFORMANCE.
Max Speed: 470 km/h (292 mph) at 5,300m (17,390 ft).
Climb: To 5,400m (17,716 ft) in 23 min.
Service Ceiling: 8,200m (26,900 ft)..
Range: 2,730 km (1,696 miles).
HISTORY:
The Junkers Ju88 was one of the true multi-role aircraft produced in WW2 as
its roles included level-bomber, dive-bomber, torpedo-bomber, night-fighter,
interceptor, tank-buster, mine-layer and, in the final stages of the war, a
flying bomb - when it was used as the lower half of the "Mistel" composite.It operated both by day and night everywhere from the Mediterranean and Norway
to the Russian steppes, and was by far the Luftwaffe's best and most-used
bomber aircraft. Still in production when hostilities ceased, it was also
easily the most numerous German bomber; indeed, it was built in numbers that
equalled that of all other German bombers combined - approximately 15,000
JU88s being produced between 1939 and the end of 1945.This aircraft is JU88A-4, 9K-DS, of KG51, Gruppe 111, Staffel 8.
COMPUTER MODEL:
This model has a variable clock, navigation lights and a landing light for
night operations. It is also fitted with an ADF tuner and a zero reader
homing indicator located centrally just under the cockpit comming. A dive-brake
(/ key) is fitted to control speed while dive-bombing.A standby airspeed indicator (reading mph) and altimeter (reading feet) is
fitted in the low, right panel segment for those that experience difficulty
with the main metric instruments.DIVE-Bombing
In the real aircraft, the pilot could see the ground ahead by looking under
the instrument panel and out through the glazed nose; this being particularly
useful when positioning for a dive-bombing attack which was executed in a 60
degree dive. Dive-bombing with this model will require some practise and is
simulated in the following manner:1. Before flight, select a map view (SHIFT + ]).
2. Size the map view until it is just smaller than the black square in the
bottom centre of the instrument panel.
3. Drag the map view into that square.
4. Expand the map view until it fills the square and the red cross on the map
alignes with the red cross in the square.
5. Fly the aircraft at 8,000 ft, or above, towards the target.
6. Just before the target on the map reaches the edge of the red circle, roll
the aircraft inverted, select the dive-brake out, and pull the nose down
until the cockpit's gun sight is just above the target.
7. Roll out and place the gun sight accurately on the target and hold it there
untill 5,000 ft.
8. Release the bombs in salvo at 5000 ft.
9. Pull out of the dive and retract the dive-brake.
10. Watch for bomb impact in the map window.Note: 60 degrees is very steep and appears much steeper than it really is to
the pilot. Initially, you should feel quite allarmed at this steep
angle but you will get used to it. If your bombs drop short of the
target, you must increase the dive angle next time around. Practise
dive-bombing with ammunition set to unlimited.
