Blohm & Voss BV 238

Blohm & Voss BV 238

Blohm & Voss BV 238 was a flying-boat of WW2. It was the heaviest aircraft of the whole war, beating out even the B-29 by many tons. The Bv238 V1 prototype first flew April 1944. Six 1900hp engines built by Daimler-Benz were used in total, arranged in three forward facing integrated engine nacelles in a row on each wing. Other protoypes, though started, were not finished. Also of note, a large model of the plane was made during development, known as the FGP 227, and used for tesing.

Dimensions

Total Length :

142.257 ft
43.360 m

Greatest height :

35.761 ft
10.900 m

Wingspan :

197.408 ft
60.170 m

Wing area :

3896.568 sqft
362.000 m^3

Max take off weight :

208019.7 lbs
94340.0 kg

Weight empty :

120525.3 lbs
54660.0 kg

Performance data ''(From engineering Bv238 V1 testing)

Max. speed :

264 mph
192 kts
355 km/h

Landing speed :

83.8 mph
73  kts
135 km/h

Cruising speed :

220.6 mph
192 kts
355 km/h

Service ceiling :

20669 ft
6300 m

Wing load :

53.51 lbs/ft2
261.00 kg/m^3

Range :

3790 mi 
3294 nm (nautical miles)
6100 km