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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 1124.PDF
-586 Studies in Recognition FLIGHT Aircraft in F HISTOKY will probably record that it was the Junkers Ju 87 which first showed a bewildered world what dive-bombing could mean as practised by the Nazis. At the outbreak of war the Stuka had no effective opposition and its military objectives included refugees. The Ju 87D is a cleaned-up version basically the same as the original and now only used where Allied fighters are not expected to be met. It has a Jumo 211J engine of 1,300 h.p. and a top'speed of 255 m.p.h. Armament comprises two 7.9 mm. machine guns in the wings and two more in tht rear cockpit. Bomb load is 4,000 lb. Recognition pftints include cranked wings tapering to small square tips, rectangular strut-braced tailplane, large angular fin and rudder, and fixed spatted undercarriage. Dimensions: Span, 45ft. 3in.; length, 36ft. sin.; height, 13ft.; wing area, 335 sq. ft. Junker Ju 87D Dive-bomber. Fa'rey Swoidfish Torpedo-bomber. ALTHOUGH well advanced in obsolescence, the Fairey Swordfish is still in service and is well liked by Fleet Air Arm pilots, particularly in very bad weather. Powered by a 750 h.p. Bristol Pegasus XXX, its top speed with torpedo or 1,500 lb. bomb load is only 138 m.p.h., and this is reduced to 128 m.p.h.. in the floatplane version. Equipped for recon naissance only, its speeds are 144 and 134 m.p.h. respectively. Armament is limited to two 0.303^ machine guns. A two-bay, staggered biplane of unequal span, the top wing only is backswept,. there are projecting horn-balances on the elevators of the angular, untapered strut-braced tailplane, the single fin and rudder is large and rounded, and the fixed under carriage is unfaired. Originally the tandem cockpits were open, but versions with enclosed cockpits are now also in service. Dimensions: Span, 45ft. f>in.; length, 35ft. Sin.; height,— 12ft. 4m.; wing area, 549 sq. ft. /
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