Blohm and Voss Bv 238

Flying Boat Aircraft

Nazi Germany | 1944

"At the time of its inception, the Bv 238 flying boat was the largest aircraft ever to fly for Germany."

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The mammoth Blohm & Voss Bv 238 was the next evolution in the Blohm & Voss flying boat series for Germany during World War Two. The system was built as the largest aircraft ever produced by any of the Axis powers and was to provide The Reich with extended flying boat capabilities should the series have entered full-scale production. In the end, all the BV 238 project had to show for itself was one damaged prototype and two planned production prototypes started but never finished.

The Bv 238 was powered by a series of six Daimler-Benz piston engines producing upwards of 1,750 each. The powerplants were mounted on a high monoplane wing design with three engines per wing. The initial Bv 238 prototype was airborne by 1944, though it would later be damaged and sunk by allied fighter aircraft while the Bv 238 lay docked. The Bv 239 offered up tremendous range, payload capabilities and respectable speeds for an aircraft of this size and in this role.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Blohm and Voss Bv 238 V-1 Flying Boat Aircraft.

6 x Daimler-Benz DB 603 V-12 engines developing 1,750 horsepower each.
Propulsion

277 mph
446 kph | 241 kts
Max Speed

23,950 ft
7,300 m | 5 miles
Service Ceiling

4,474 miles
7,200 km | 3,888 nm
Operational Range

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Blohm and Voss Bv 238 V-1 Flying Boat Aircraft.

12
(MANNED)
Crew

142.3 ft
43.36 m
O/A Length

197.4 ft
(60.17 m)
O/A Width

44.0 ft
(13.40 m)
O/A Height

120,593 lb
(54,700 kg)
Empty Weight

187,393 lb
(85,000 kg)
MTOW

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Blohm and Voss Bv 238 Flying Boat Aircraft .

Not Available.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Blohm and Voss Bv 238 family line.

BV 238 - Base Series Designation of which one was constructed but damaged while docked; two planned prototypes were started but never finished production.

BV 238 V-1

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Blohm and Voss Bv 238. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 1 Units
Contractor(s): Blohm and Voss - Germany

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