Ju 87 A

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_role gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:armament gptkb:bombs
bombs and machine guns
gptkbp:bomb_load 500 kg
1,000 kg
gptkbp:ceiling 8,000 m
gptkbp:cockpit open cockpit
gptkbp:combat_debut 1937
1937 Spanish Civil War
gptkbp:combat_role close air support
tactical bombing
gptkbp:combat_system 1937-1945
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crew 2
pilot and rear gunner
gptkbp:decommissioned post-WWII
gptkbp:design gptkb:Ernst_Zindel
gptkb:Gottlob_Espenlaub
gptkbp:design_feature dive brakes
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Junkers_Jumo_211
gptkb:Junkers_Jumo_210
gptkbp:engine_type V12 piston engine
liquid-cooled V-12
gptkbp:famous_for dive bombing tactics
gptkbp:first_flight 1936
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,000 L
gptkbp:fuselage_material gptkb:metal
gptkbp:height 3.8 m
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered dive bombing tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ju 87 A
gptkbp:influenced later dive bombers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Junkers_Ju_86
gptkbp:introduced_in 1937
gptkbp:landing_gear fixed
gptkbp:length 12.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Dornier_Flugzeugwerke
gptkb:Junkers
gptkbp:max_speed 350 km/h
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 3,500 kg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Stuka
gptkbp:notable_features dive brakes
highly effective dive bombing
gptkbp:notable_pilots used for training pilots.
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:number_built around 500
over 500
gptkbp:operational_history used in Spanish Civil War
served in Europe and North Africa
gptkbp:operational_range 1,000 km
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:post_war_career ground attack
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:German_Air_Force
gptkbp:production_years 1936-1939
gptkbp:propeller two-bladed propeller
variable-pitch
gptkbp:range 1,000 km
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:Ju_87_D
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_87
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:retirement gptkb:1944
gptkbp:retirement_year 1945
gptkbp:role gptkb:bomber
ground attack
gptkbp:service_ceiling 8,000 m
gptkbp:service_entry 1937
gptkbp:service_history used in various conflicts
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ju_87_B
gptkbp:tail_type conventional tail
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Ju_87
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_87
gptkbp:wing_configuration gptkb:metal
gptkbp:wingspan 14.5 m
low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Junkers_Ju_87_Stuka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4