- Blohm & Voss Ha 139
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name = Blohm & Voss Ha 139
type = Communications & reconnaissance
manufacturer = Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
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first flight = 1936
introduced = 1937
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variants with their own articles = The Blohm & Voss Ha 139 was a German all-metal floatseaplane flown byLufthansa on transatlantic routes between 1937 and 1939. At the time it was one of the largest float seaplanes ever built.On the outbreak of
World War II the planes were taken over by theLuftwaffe and converted for reconnaissance work over theBaltic Sea . They were not particularly suited for military use and were not further produced. They were really intended asmail plane s for catapult operations from mailships.Variants
;Ha 139:First prototype.
;Ha 139B:Third prototype.
;Ha 139V3/U1:The third prototype was converted into a minesweeping aircraft. Later redesignated Ha 139B/MS.
pecifications (Ha 139)
aircraft specifications
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length main= 19.5 m
length alt= 64 ft 0 in
span main= 27 m
span alt= 88 ft 7 in
height main= 4.4 m
height alt= 14 ft 7 in
area main= 117.5 m²
area alt= 1,265 ft²
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empty weight main= 10,340 kg
empty weight alt= 22,790 lb
loaded weight main= 17,460 kg
loaded weight alt= 38,500 lb
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engine (prop)=Junkers Jumo 205 diesel
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number of props=4
power main= 440 kW
power alt= 592 hp
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max speed main= 307 km/h
max speed alt= 191 mph
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range main= 4,990 km
range alt= 3,100 mi
ceiling main= 3,690 m
ceiling alt= 12,100 ft
climb rate main= 170 m/min
climb rate alt= 550 ft/min
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Ha 136 -
Ha 137 -
BV 138 -Ha 139 -
Ha 140 -
BV 141 -
BV 142
lists=List of military aircraft of Germany -List of seaplanes see also=
References
Notes
Bibliography
* Green, William. "Warplanes of the Third Reich". London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 4th impression 1979, p. 78-80. ISBN 0-356-02382-6.
* Smith J.Richard and Kay, Anthony. "German Aircraft of the Second World War". London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 3rd impression 1978, p. 63-66. ISBN 0-370-00024-2.
* Wood, Tony and Gunston, Bill. "Hitler's Luftwaffe: A pictorial history and technical encyclopedia of Hitler's air power in World War II". London: Salamander Books Ltd., 1977, p. 133. ISBN 0-86101-005-1.
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