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Junkers JU87 Stuka

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Bring the tactical terror of World War II to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 with the legendary Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. This is not just an aircraft; it is the very symbol of Blitzkrieg and a masterpiece of precision engineering.

The name Stuka (short for Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive bomber”) is synonymous with accuracy. Its rugged fuselage and fixed landing gear made it instantly recognizable.

Total Historical Immersion

Our recreation of the Ju 87 focuses on every detail that defined this ground-attack machine:

The Jericho Trumpet: Feel the psychological impact of the infamous siren, mounted on the landing gear and activated during the dive.

Iconic Inverted Gull Wing Design: Admire the distinctive inverted gull wing, a unique visual hallmark that provided the structural strength required to withstand extreme dive angles (80° to 90°) with maximum precision.

Rugged Construction and Visibility: Appreciate the simple, durable design which, combined with fixed landing gear, allowed operations from forward airfields and provided excellent visibility for ground attacks.

Cockpit Details: A faithful and detailed cockpit for both pilot and rear gunner, capturing the operational atmosphere of the Luftwaffe in the 1940s.

Successfully flown in campaigns such as Poland and France, the Stuka was the flying artillery that paved the way for advancing ground forces. Take control of this historic machine and relive an era when the sound of an aircraft was the harbinger of devastating precision.

The Ju 87 Stuka is a single-engine, 2-seat, World War II-era German surface attack aircraft. Designed and primarily used for precision dive bombing, it also performed the roles of close air support, maritime attack, anti-armor, ground attack, and reconnaissance. The prototype of the Ju 87 took its maiden flight on September 17, 1935, and it entered service in 1936. It first saw combat in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War and then served throughout the entirety of World War II. A total of 5,752 were manufactured, and just two non-flyable examples remain today as display aircraft.

The Ju 87 traces its history to the early 1930s when the German military became interested in developing an effective dive bomber. Several studies and preliminary designs ultimately yielded the prototype of the Ju 87, a promising Sturzkampfflugzeug (diving fighter aircraft). Eventually nicknamed “Stuka” (an abbreviation of Sturzkampfflugzeug), it would become one of the most legendary fighting aircraft of World War II.

The Ju 87 features all-metal construction, a fixed traditional undercarriage with aerodynamic spatted main landing gear wheels, and a standard empennage. It has a low-mounted main wing that has a polyhedral, inverted “gull wing” profile and a swept planform. Its wing has an automatic air brake system that slows and stabilizes the aircraft during steep dives to increase bombing precision. It also has an automatic dive recovery system to aid the pilot in returning to a level attitude after a bomb run. Its cockpit has tandem seating, with the forward seat used by the pilot and the rear seat used by the defensive gunner.

One of the most distinctive features of the Ju 87 Stuka is the Lärmgerät (noise device), which is a ram-air siren that produces a piercingly loud wailing during dives. Mounted on the aircraft’s landing gear, the Lärmgerät served as fear-inspiring psychological weapons and acoustic feedback devices for speed indication. It could carry a single 550-pound bomb under its fuselage and four 110-pound bombs on its wing. It was armed with two forward-firing machine guns and a single rear-firing machine gun. For anti-armor applications, it could be fitted with two 37mm cannons.

The Ju 87 Stuka measures 37 feet, 9 inches in length, stands 12 feet, 9 inches tall, and has a wingspan of 45 feet, 4 inches. It is powered by a single V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine that produces up to 1,400 horsepower and turns a 3-blade, constant-speed propeller. It has a range of 950 miles, a service ceiling of 24,000 feet above sea level, a cruising speed of 200 miles per hour, and a maximum level-flight speed of 255 mph. During a dive, it would accelerate to a speed of up to 373 miles per hour.