Type: Heavy Bomber
 Origin: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerks AG
 Engine: (V1) four 1,980lb (900kg) thrust Jumo 004 Turbojets
 (plus four 2,645lb (1,200kg) thrust Walter 501 takeoff assistance
 rockets, (V3) six 1,760 (800kg) thrust BMW 003A turbojets
 Dimensions: Span 20.11m; length (V1) 18.30m; height N/A
 Weights: Empty 12,510kg; Loaded 20,000kg
 Performance: Maximum speed (V1) 560km/h (348mph),
              (V3, est.) 865kn/h (537mph)
 Range with max. bombs V3 est. 1585km (985 miles)
 Armament: N/A
     One of the strangest Luftwaffe aircraft to every claw it's way
 into the air was the Junkers Ju 287. Begun in early 1943, the Ju 287
 incorporated many advanced aerodynamic concepts, the most striking
 being the swept forward wings.  This design feature was deemed rad-
 ical enough to warrent the construction of a testbed aircraft. This
 testbed flew on August 16, 1944. The aircraft was a Frankenstien's
 monster, pieced together from several diffent aircraft.  Included
 were the nosewheels from two B-24 Liberators, the fuselage of an He
 177, mainwheels off a Ju 352, and the tail was constructed of Ju
 388 parts. 17 test flights proved the concept to have excellant
 handling characteristics and would have proven a problem had not
 the allies overrun the testing airfield, capturing the the V1 and
 the nearly complete V2. The V2 was flown by the Soviet Union in 1947.
 The V3 failed to get off the drawing board and would have had
 several improvements.
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