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Junkers Ju 322 Mammut



Type: Giant Assault Glider
Origin: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG

Dimensions:
Wing span: 62m (203 ft. 5 in.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A
Length: 30.25m (99 ft. 3 in.)
Height: 10m (32ft. 9 in.)
Stabilizer Span: N/A
Wheel Track: N/A

  Weights:
Empty (With Take-Off Trolley): 26,000kg (52,900 lbs.)
Loaded: 36,000kg (79,366 lbs.)

Performance:
No accurate data available

Armament:
None


Note:
Only two Mammuts were completed and these proved to be too unstable to be effective. The two completed gliders as well as 98 partially started gliders were sawn up for fuel.



Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London

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