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Type: Bomber/Transport Origin: Blohm und Voss, Abt. Flugzeugbau Models: V1 to V4 Production: 4 Prototypes First Flight: 1938 Engine: Model: BMW 132H Type: 9-cylinder radials Number: Four     Horsepower: 880 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 29.53m (96 ft. 10.75 in.) Wing Surface Area: 1.399.35 Sq. Ft. (130m²) Length: 20.45m (67 ft. 1.25 in.) Height: 4.44m (14 ft. 6.75 in.) Weights: Empty: 11,080kg (24,427 lbs.) Loaded: 16,560kg (36,508 lbs.)

Performance: (D Model) Maximum Speed (At Sea Level):     232 mph (375 kph) Cruise Speed: 202 mph (325 kph) Range (No bombs): 3900km (2,423 miles) Initial Climb: N/A Endurance: N/A Service Ceiling: 29,525 ft. (9000m) Armament: One 7.92mm MG 15 machine gun in nose. One 7.92mm MG 15 machine gun in ventral position. One 7.92mm MG 15 machine gun in each beam position. One 7.92mm MG 15 machine gun in powered dorsal turret. Payload: Bombload of four 220lb. or eight 110 lb. bombs in former mail compartment.

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Notes: The Bv 142 was developed from the Ha 139 seaplane for Deutsche Lufthansa as a transatlantic mailplane but failed to impress. In 1939 the second prototype was built as a bomber prototype for the Luftwaffe with a bomb bay replacing the mail compartment. A ventral cupola, identical to the one on the He 111 H6, was added for the guns and the bombadier. V1 was rebuilt to the V2 specifications but the performance of these two prototypes was mediocre and the remaining two prototypes were left in the transport configuration. Sources: Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London

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