Blohm & Voss BV 238 - Specifications (BV 238A-02 (V6))

Specifications (BV 238A-02 (V6))

Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich Vol.1, Blohm & Voss Bv 222 "Wiking" - Bv 238

General characteristics

• Crew: ca 12
• Length: 43.35 m (142 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 60.17 m (197 ft 5 in)
• Height: 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 360.16 m2 (3,876.7 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 54,780 kg (120,769 lb)
• Gross weight: 90,000 kg (198,416 lb) for reconnaissance mission

95,000 kg (209,439 lb) for bomber mission

• Max takeoff weight: 100,000 kg (220,462 lb)
• Powerplant: 6 × Daimler-Benz DB 603G inverted V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines, 1,417 kW (1,900 hp) each for take-off
  1,163 kW (1,560 hp) at 7,375 m (24,196 ft)
• Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 350 km/h (217 mph; 189 kn) at 60,000 kg (132,277 lb) weight at sea level
  

425 km/h (264 mph) at 60,000 kg (132,277 lb) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)

• Landing speed: 143 km/h (77 kn, 89 mph)
• Range: 6,620 km (4,113 mi; 3,575 nmi) at 365 km/h (227 mph) at 92,000 kg (202,825 lb) at 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
• Service ceiling: 7,300 m (23,950 ft)
• Wing loading: 261 kg/m² (53 lb/sq ft)

Armament

• Guns: 8 x 13 mm (0.512 in) MG 131 machine guns with 1,800 rpg; 4 in each nose and tail turret
  

8 x 13 mm (0.512 in) MG 131 machine guns with 900 rpg; 4 in each wing mounted turret

4 x 13 mm (0.512 in) MG 131 machine guns with 500 rpg; 2 in each manually aimed beam position

2 x 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151/20 machine guns with 1,400 rpg in forward dorsal turret

• Bombs: 20 x 250 kg (551 lb) SC 250 bombs in wing bomb bays
  

and 4 x 250 kg (551 lb) SC 1000 bombs on external racks

or' 2 x 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) LD 1200 torpedoes on external racks

or 4 x Henschel Hs 293 missiles on external racks

or 2 x 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) BV 143 glide bombs on external racks