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Type: Fighter & Fighter/Bomber Origin: Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau Gmbh. Models: D series First Flight: Late 1942 Final Delivery: N/A Engine: Model: Junkers Jumo 213A-1 Type: Water-Cooled Inverted V12 Number: One Horsepower: 1,776 hp (2,240 hp Emergency Boost) Dimensions: Wing span: 34 ft. 5½ in. (10.50m) Wing Surface Area: 196.99 Sq. Ft. (18.30m²) Length: 33 ft. 5¼ in. (10.2m) Height: 11 ft. 0¼ in. (3.35m) Weights: Empty: 3,500 kg (7,720 lbs.) Loaded: 4,840 kg (10,670 lbs.) |
Performance: Maximum Speed: 440mph (704kph) Cruise Speed: N/A Range: 560 miles (900km) Initial Climb: 3,300 ft. (1000m) Per Minute Endurance: N/A Service Ceiling: 32,810 ft. (10,000m) Armament: Two 13mm MG 131 above engine Two 20mm MG 151/20 in wing roots Bomb Load: One 1,100 lb. (500 kg) bomb on centerline. Comments: The Dora 9 went into production in the Autumn of 1944. The mating of a bomber engine to a fighter airframe resulted in an extremely fast aircraft. Later the D-models were redesignated the Ta 152. |

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