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Originally Posted by PershingOfLSU The V3 version of the Ju287 had the bombload of 8,900 pounds. However the Germans only got the V1 version air born. The V3 would never fly and the V2 was flown only after the war by the Soviets. The stats you posted were deliberately misleading in that you didn't make the distinction between different versions of the Ju287. Hence, the lower top speed is the speed the germans were able to obtain. The higher speed of 537 mph was never achieved during the war. Also you removed the section where it listed bombload with the number you gave with the clear marking of being for the V3 which never left the drawing board.
And even if the Germans did somehow manage to come up with a V3 Ju287, it would also face very serious weight balance issues trying to carry a bomb it wasn't designed for. Not to mention that a 1944 P-51 can both outclimb and out run it especially when it's carrying more then its maximum weight. |
Actually I didnt cut any info out of what I posted but I only posted the performance stats (all 5 lines that were available and there was no version distinction made there either) to indicate that they did have a bomber close to production that would have been capable of delivering a "small boy" and would have been a handful for 1944 grade fighters, nothing else as this is somewhat off topic.
(sorry it wasnt a great web site but it had the general info I wanted to pass on)
Like I said though I dont really want to argue over this point as it seems we pretty much agree with each other over the question at hand.
Oh and by V3 I was meaning the rocket ie an upgraded V2 not an aircraft version.