Author Topic: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration  (Read 10037 times)

Offline The Big Gimper

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Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« on: January 25, 2015, 02:02:16 AM »
Physical Modifications:

Ju 290 with a single tail like the Ju 252 or He 177
Ju 290 with tricycle gear via longer nose. Need to figure where is the C of G is?
Jet pods on wings aka KC-97
Turbo Props

Roles:
Early AEW like the Shackleton or EC-121.
Airborne Controller similar to AWACS

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« Last Edit: January 25, 2015, 02:43:08 AM by The Big Gimper »
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Re: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2015, 05:17:08 AM »
As a rough estimate you can 1/3 of the wing chord or the thickest point on the wing as CofG location.

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Re: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2015, 05:42:47 AM »
You'd probably have to move the wing aft or extend the nose to get a good cg for a tricycle gear (cg has to be a bit, but not too much, behind where the wing quarter-chord line intersects the aircraft centerline).

Offline Rickshaw

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Re: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2015, 11:01:58 AM »
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I think you'll find that is a Ju252 or 352, not a 290...
« Last Edit: January 26, 2015, 08:10:57 PM by Rickshaw »

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Re: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2015, 02:19:32 AM »

I think you'll find that is a Ju252 or 352, not a 290...

And as he said in his post, he was looking at a "Ju 290 with a single tail like the Ju 252 or He 177".  I am sure the photo included was for illustrative purposes.
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Re: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2015, 04:46:23 AM »
Except of course that the model in the photo is a Ju 290 as it would have appeared as an airliner,
which as it happens was the original intent of the derivation from the Ju 90.
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Re: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015, 04:52:57 AM »
Except of course that the model in the photo is a Ju 290 as it would have appeared as an airliner,


Much more attractive IMHO
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Re: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2015, 04:59:10 AM »
Except of course that the model in the photo is a Ju 290 as it would have appeared as an airliner,


Much more attractive IMHO

Ditto.  :)
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Offline Rickshaw

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Re: Junkers Ju 252, Ju 290, and Ju 390... Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2015, 08:11:34 PM »
Except of course that the model in the photo is a Ju 290 as it would have appeared as an airliner,
which as it happens was the original intent of the derivation from the Ju 90.
 ;D

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