Blohm & Voss BV 138 - Specifications (BV 138 B-1)

Specifications (BV 138 B-1)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 6, pilot, navigator, radio operator, nose gunner, rear gunner, upper rear gunner + up to 10 passengers
• Length: 19.9 m (65 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 27 m (88 ft 7 in)
• Height: 6.6 m (21 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 111.9 m² (1,205 ft²)
• Empty weight: 8,100 kg (17,860 lb)
• Loaded weight: 14,700 kg (32,400 lb)
• Powerplant: 3 × Junkers Jumo 205D 6-cyl. opposed piston diesel engine, 656 kW (880 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 275 km/h @ 6,000 m (171 mph @ 19,700 ft)
• Range: 5,000 km (3,105 mi)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
• Rate of climb: 220 m/min (729 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 114.2 kg/m² (23.4 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.106 kW/kg (0.064 hp/lb)

Armament

• 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons
• 1 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine gun
• 3 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns