Blohm & Voss BV 155 - Specifications (BV 155B)

Specifications (BV 155B)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 20.5 m (67 ft 3 in)
• Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 39 m2 (420 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 4,870 kg (10,737 lb)
• Gross weight: 5,520 kg (12,170 lb) Proposal A
  

5,125 kg (11,299 lb) Proposal B

5,100 kg (11,244 lb) Proposal C

5,440 kg (11,993 lb) Proposal D

• Max takeoff weight: 6,020 kg (13,272 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 1,200 l (264 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 603A inverted V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine with TKL 15 turbo-charger, 1,200 kW (1,600 hp) for take-off
  

1,200 kW (1,609 hp) at 10,000 m (32,808 ft)

1,081 kW (1,450 hp) at 15,000 m (49,213 ft)

• Propellers: 4-bladed constant speed paddle bladed propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 420 km/h (261 mph; 227 kn) at sea level
  

520 km/h (323 mph) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)

600 km/h (373 mph) at 10,000 m (32,808 ft)

650 km/h (404 mph) at 12,000 m (39,370 ft)

690 km/h (429 mph) at 16,000 m (52,493 ft)

• Range: 460 km (286 mi; 248 nmi) at maximum continuous power with 595 l (131 imp gal) of fuel at sea level
  

560 km (348 mi) with 595 l (131 imp gal) of fuel at 10,000 m (32,808 ft)

590 km (367 mi) with 595 l (131 imp gal) of fuel at 16,000 m (52,493 ft)

1,080 km (671 mi) with 1,200 l (264 imp gal) of fuel at sea level

1,350 km (839 mi) with 1,200 l (264 imp gal) of fuel at 10,000 m (32,808 ft)

1,440 km (895 mi) with 1,200 l (264 imp gal) of fuel at 16,000 m (52,493 ft)

• Service ceiling: 16,950 m (55,610 ft) service ceiling
  
• maximum ceiling 17,100 m (56,102 ft)
• Rate of climb: 11.5 m/s (2,260 ft/min) intial
  

3.92 m/s (13 ft/s) at 16,000 m (52,493 ft)

• Time to altitude: 16,000 m (52,493 ft) in 29 minutes

Armament

• Guns:
  

Proposal A

• 1 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon as an engine mounted Motorkanone firing through the propeller shaft
• 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon

Proposal B

• 1 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 103 cannon as an engine mounted Motorkanone firing through the propeller shaft with 60 rounds
• 2 × 15 mm (0.591 in) MG 151 cannon with 200 rpg

Proposal C

• 3 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon with 60 rpg.

Proposal D

• 3 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 103 cannon with 60 rpg (two mounted in under-wing fairings).