Blohm & Voss Ha 142
The Blohm & Voss Ha 142 was a German four-engined long-distance monoplane, developed to meet a Lufthansa requirement for its transatlantic airmail service. The first of four aircraft flew on 11 October 1938 and they saw some service in other roles during the Second World War.
General characteristics
- Crew: six
- Length: 20.48 m (67 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 29.53 m (96 ft 11 in)
- Height: 4.44 m (14 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 130 m2 (1,400 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 11,080 kg (24,427 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 16,560 kg (36,509 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × BMW 132H-1 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 647 kW (868 hp) each for take-off
- Propellers: 3-bladed bladed variable-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 373 km/h (232 mph, 201 kn) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 325 km/h (202 mph, 175 kn) at 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
- Range: 3,900 km (2,400 mi, 2,100 nmi) maximum with no bombload
- Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 6.67 m/s (1,313 ft/min)
Armament
- Guns: 5 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine guns
- Bombs: 4 × 100 kg (220.462 lb) bombs or 8 × 50 kg (110.231 lb) bombs
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