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Blohm & Voss BV 238 was a flying-boat of WW2. It was the heaviest aircraft of the whole war, beating out even the B-29 by many tons. The Bv238 V1 prototype first flew April 1944. Six 1900hp engines built by Daimler-Benz were used in total, arranged in three forward facing integrated engine nacelles in a row on each wing. Other protoypes, though started, were not finished. Also of note, a large model of the plane was made during development, known as the FGP 227, and used for tesing.
Dimensions
Total Length :
142.257 ft 43.360 mGreatest height :
35.761 ft 10.900 mWingspan :
197.408 ft 60.170 mWing area :
3896.568 sqft 362.000 m^3Max take off weight :
208019.7 lbs 94340.0 kgWeight empty :
120525.3 lbs 54660.0 kgPerformance data ''(From engineering Bv238 V1 testing)
Max. speed :
264 mph 192 kts 355 km/hLanding speed :
83.8 mph 73 kts 135 km/hCruising speed :
220.6 mph 192 kts 355 km/hService ceiling :
20669 ft 6300 mWing load :
53.51 lbs/ft2 261.00 kg/m^3Range :
3790 mi 3294 nm (nautical miles) 6100 kmSee Also: Blohm und Voss, List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe, List of motors of WW2 Luftwaffe Aircraft, Flying boats, List of weapons of WW2 Lufwaffe Aircraft
