Specifications (BV 222C-09)
Data from, War Planes of the Second World War : Volume Five
General characteristics
- Crew: 11-14
- Capacity: 92 troops
- Length: 37 m (121 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 46 m (150 ft 11 in)
- Height: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 255 m2 (2,740 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 30,650 kg (67,572 lb)
- Gross weight: 45,990 kg (101,391 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 49,000 kg (108,027 lb)
- Powerplant: 6 × Junkers Jumo 207C 6-cyl. liquid-cooled opposed piston 2-stroke diesel engines, 745 kW (999 hp) each for take-off
- Propellers: 3-bladed variable pitch tractor propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn) (at 46,000 kg (101,413 lb)) at sea level
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- 390 km/h (242 mph) at 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
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- Cruising speed: 300 km/h (186 mph; 162 kn) (continuous economical) at sea level
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- 344 km/h (214 mph) at 5,550 m (18,209 ft)
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- Ferry range: 6,100 km (3,790 mi; 3,294 nmi)
- Endurance: 28 hours at 245 km/h (152 mph) at sea level
- Service ceiling: 7,300 m (23,950 ft)
- Rate of climb: 2.4 m/s (470 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 52 minutes
Armament
- Guns:
- 3 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons (one each in fwd turret and two wing turrets).
- 5 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns (One in nose and four in beam positions)
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