The tabulation in figure 7 shows how the Ju-52 and the Ju-90 compare in a number of important particulars. The Ju-90 has two types of engines, either radial or liquid-cooled. Performances shown in the right-hand column are for the Ju-90 with liquid-cooled engines.
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Make | Junkers | Junkers | ||||||||||
Description | 3-engined low-wing metal monoplane | 4-engined low-wing all-metal monoplane | ||||||||||
Wing span | 96 ft | 115 ft | ||||||||||
Wing area | 1,190 ft | 1,980 ft | ||||||||||
Length | 62 ft | 85 ft | ||||||||||
Height | 15 ft | 21 ft | ||||||||||
Armament | One 7.9-mm MG, forward One 7.9-mm MG, ventral Two 7.9-mm MG, lateral One 7.9-mm MG, forward |
One 7.9-mm MG, forward fuselage One 7.9-mm MG, tail One 13-mm MG, dorsal |
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Weight: | Empty (including radio): Civilian passenger type, 13,255 lbs Military passenger type, 12,720 lbs Freight aircraft, 12,420 lbs Normal loaded weight, 20,300 lbs Overload weight, 23,100 lbs |
Empty with equipment, 36,200 lbs Normal all up weight, 51,000 lbs Overload weight, 54,000 lbs Disposable load at maximum overload, 29,800 lbs |
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Performance: | Maximum speed, 180 mph at 5,500 ft (165 at sea level) Cruising speed at 70%, 180 mph (132 at sea level) Landing speed at normal weight, 62 mph Ceiling 20,000 ft |
Maximum speed, 218 mph at 3,500 ft Maximum speed, 260 mph at 15,000 ft Cruising speed, 230 mph Cruising speed at 5,000 ft, 177 mph Ceiling: 19,000 ft |
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Bomb capacity | Maximum 5,000 lbs | Normal 4,400 lbs |