Interesting RAF bit-players 1939-1941 No.3: The Hampden

[AWL_Spinner]

That'd be an interesting aircraft to have too, and it does fit the period - it's always intrigued me as to what made the -P such a good high altitude platform, it doesn't LOOK like it should be so well behaved up there (to 50,000ft!), even with longer wings.

Cheers, Spinner

[Fafnir_6]

The answer lies in the engines (and the pressurized 'pit).

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

[Wutz]

Originally Posted by AWL_Spinner

That'd be an interesting aircraft to have too, and it does fit the period - it's always intrigued me as to what made the -P such a good high altitude platform, it doesn't LOOK like it should be so well behaved up there (to 50,000ft!), even with longer wings.

Cheers, Spinner

Yes she would fit in grandly, I would also be all for more early bombers!
The Ju86P ist the ugly version, she does not look as nice as the posted earlier versions.
Far nicer is the Ju86M also used in 1940

[Fafnir_6]

Ummm...I believe D-ALOH is actually a Ju86E-0. The Ju86Es and the later Ju86G-1s (also with a revised, less-pretty nose) were phased out of front-line service in 1939 (some served in Poland). My understanding is that the nose was revised, in part, to alleviate issues with taxiing visibility which was poor in the Ju86A-E series bombers. I haven't been able to find a reference to a Ju86M-series anywhere.

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

[Wutz]

Originally Posted by Fafnir_6

Ummm...I believe D-ALOH is actually a Ju86E-0. The Ju86Es and the later Ju86G-1s (also with a revised, less-pretty nose) were phased out of front-line service in 1939 (some served in Poland). My understanding is that the nose was revised, in part, to alleviate issues with taxiing visibility which was poor in the Ju86A-E series bombers. I haven't been able to find a reference to a Ju86M-series anywhere.

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

Well there was a M version "Von der Ju 86 M wurden 14 Flugzeuge umgebaut (W.-Nr. 260–273)" althought not many the more common versions where the A/D with 476 aircraft, E1 with 230 aircraft, G with 142 aircraft, K with 134 aircraft built. The P 1-3 versions where built only 29 times.