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Origin: Hamburger Flugzeugbau Gmbh Type: Reconnaissance Flying Boat, Minesweeper (MS) Models: A-1, B-1, C-1, MS Crew: Six First Flight: July 15, 1937 Service Delivery: Bv 138A-1: January 1940 Bv 138C-1: January 1941 Final Delivery: 1943 Powerplant: Bv 138A: Model: Junkers Jumo 205C Type: Inline diesels with 12 opposed pistons in six cylinders Number: Three Horsepower: 650hp Bv 138B & Bv 138C: Model: Junker Jumo 205D Type: Inline diesels with 12 opposed pistons in six cylinders Number: Three Horsepower: 880hp Bv 138C-1: Center engine equipped with four bladed propeller, Other two engines equipped with three bladed propellers. Dimensions: Wing span: 27m (88 ft. 7 in.) Length: 19.85m (65 ft. 1.5 in.) Height: 5.9m (19 ft. 4.25 in.) Wing Surface Area: 112m² (1,204.6 sq ft) Weights: Empty: 11,000kg (24,250 lbs.) Maximum: 15,480kg (34,100 lbs.) Rocket Assisted Take Off (RATO): 16,480kg (39,600 lbs.) Performance: Maximum Speed: 275km/h (171 mph) Cruising Speed: 235km/h (146 mph) Maximum Range: 4,023km (2,500 miles) Initial climb: N/A Time to 10,000 ft (3,050m): 24 Minutes Time to 18,700 ft (5,700m): N/A Service Ceiling: 5,000m (16,400 ft.) |
Armament: Bv 138A: One 20mm MG 151 cannon in bow turret Two 7.92mm MG 15 machine guns manually aimed in rear hull. Bv 138B: One 20mm MG 151 cannon in bow turrets One 20mm MG 151 cannon in stern turret Bv 138C: One 20mm MG 151 cannon in bow turrets One 20mm MG 151 cannon in stern turret One 13mm MG 131 machine guns manually aimed in rear hull Bv 138MS: None Payload: BV 138B: Three 110 lb. (50-kg) Bombs under starboard wing root. BV 138C-1/U1: Six 110 lb. (50-kg) Bombs or Four 331 lb. (150kg) Depth charges or other stores under starboard wing root. Notes: Originally known as Ha 138. Hamburger Flugzeugbau being the aircraft subsidiary of the Blohm und Voss shipyards. Bv 138 MS was a minesweeper variant, converted from Bv 138B-0 pre-production aircraft. All armament was removed and a degaussing loop of dural and field-generating equipment installed. |
