The Junkers Ju 86 is a monoplane bomber and civilian airliner designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers. It was designed during the mid-1930s in response to a specification for a modern twin-engined aircraft suitable …

Jun 2, 2019 · Then, during the morning rush hour of August 28, a Ju-86 dropped a bomb in the heart of Bristol, wrecking several buses, killing 48 civilians and wounding 56—and providing further impetus for the development of a defense against the raids.

Apr 21, 2019 · The unarmed Ju 86 R-1 followed with four-bladed propellers powered by 1,100-horsepower 207B-3/V diesel engines with nitrous oxide injection boosters for the superchargers. Wingspan was nearly 21 feet (6.4 meters) longer than that of the P-2.

May 8, 2019 · In 1934 Junkers Flugzeugbau at Dessau received a specification for a new type known as the Ju 86, to be developed as both a commercial transport and as a bomber. The prototype Ju 86abl (c/n 4901) flew for the first time on 4 November 1934, being designated at the outset to take diesel engines designed and built by Junkers Motorenbau at Kothen.

Apr 27, 2020 · Two versions were again built, the Ju 86R-1 reconnaissance aircraft and the Ju 86R-2 bomber, each comprising conversions of the respective Ju 86P types. Only a few aircraft reached service, but during tests an altitude of 47,250 ft (14400 m) was reached.

Apr 6, 2017 · On September 12, 1942, two aircraft—a twin-engine Junkers Ju-86R and a Supermarine Spitfire IX, each specially modified for their missions—met in the rarefied air above southern England in the highest aerial combat of World War II (see “ …

The Junkers Ju 86 was a twin engines low wing monoplane with twin fins and rudders metal stressed skin bomber reconnaissance

The Junkers Ju 86 was a German monoplane bomber and civilian airliner designed in the early 1930s, and employed by various air forces on both sides during World War II. The civilian model Ju 86B could carry ten passengers. Two were delivered …

Nov 12, 2009 · The Junkers Ju 86R was an improved version of the Ju 86P high altitude bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, capable of reaching 14,800m (48,500), an increase in service ceiling of 10,000ft over the earlier aircraft.

The Ju 86 was a twin-engined low-wing monoplane, with a twin fin and rudder tail and of stressed-skin metal construction. Unlike most early Junkers aircraft it used a smooth skin in place of the normal corrugated skin.