Blohm & Voss BV 238 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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 ft²
362.000 m²

Max take off weight :

208019.7 lb
94340.0 kg   

Weight empty :

120525.3 lb
54660.0 kg
  

Performance data ''(From engineering Bv238 V1 testing)

Max. speed :

264 mph
192 knot
355 km/h 

Landing speed :

83.8 mph
73  knot
135 km/h

Cruising speed :

220.6 mph
192 knot
355 km/h  

Service ceiling :

20669 ft
6300 m  

Wing load :

53.51 lb/ft²
261.00 kg/m²

Range :

3790 mile
3294 nautical miles
6100 km

See Also: Blohm + Voss;, List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe, List of motors of WW2 Luftwaffe Aircraft, Flying boats, List of weapons of WW2 Lufwaffe Aircraft

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