Junkers Ju 52 vs Douglas DC-3 Comparison

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Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

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Subjects

Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e
Tri-Motor Transport / Medium Bomber Aircraft

Douglas DC-3
Commercial Airliner / Military Transport Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
Nazi Germany

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1932 [Diff.-4 yrs]

YEAR
1936 [Diff.+4 yrs]

CREW
2

CREW
2 + 3

PRODUCTION
4,845 units [Diff.-11,234]

PRODUCTION
16,079 units [Diff.+11,234]

Dimensions

LENGTH
62.0 ft (18.9 m) [Diff.-2.6 ft]

LENGTH
64.6 ft (19.7 m) [Diff.+2.6 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
96.0 ft (29.3 m) [Diff.+0.8 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
95.1 ft (29.0 m) [Diff.-0.8 ft]

HEIGHT
14.8 ft (4.5 m) [Diff.-2.2 ft]

HEIGHT
16.9 ft (5.2 m) [Diff.+2.2 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e

Douglas DC-3

Weights

EMPTY WT.
14,352 lb (6,510 kg) [Diff.-3,946 lb]

EMPTY WT.
18,298 lb (8,300 kg) [Diff.+3,946 lb]

M.T.O.W.
24,229 lb (10,990 kg) [Diff.-904 lb]

M.T.O.W.
25,133 lb (11,400 kg) [Diff.+904 lb]

Installed Power

3 x BMW 132T radial piston engines developing 715 horsepower each.

2 x Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 OR 2 x Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp S1C3G radial piston engines developing up to 1,200 horsepower.

Performance

SPEED
165 mph (265 kph) [Diff.-72 mph]

SPEED
237 mph (381 kph) [Diff.+72 mph]

RANGE
541 miles (870 km) [Diff.-485 miles]

RANGE
1,025 miles (1,650 km) [Diff.+485 miles]

CEILING
18,012 ft (5,490 m) [Diff.-5,938 feet]

CEILING
23,950 ft (7,300 m) [Diff.+5,938 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
588 ft/min [Diff.-542 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,130 ft/min [Diff.+542 feet]

Armament

OPTIONAL:
2 OR 4 x 7.92mm MG 15 general purpose machine guns

IN BOMBER ROLE:
Up to 3,300 lb of conventional drop ordnance held in two internal bays.

None.

Going Further

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