The Junkers Ju 488 was a proposed four-engined German heavy strategic bomber under development in World War II. It was based on the twin-engined Ju 188 series but with additional engines mounted on a new wing inner section.

The Junkers Ju 488 was Germany's last real attempt to create a four-engined, long range bomber. In early 1944, Junkers design department at Dessau made a proposal to simply and quickly produce a heavy bomber, using a minimum of new building jigs or parts.

Jun 14, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Junkers Ju 488 Heavy Strategic Bomber Prototype Aircraft including pictures.

The Junkers Ju 488 was a proposed heavy strategic bomber, to be used by Germany in World War II, but the project never got past the prototype stage.

Intended as a long-range bomber for bombing New York, this actually was cobbled together out of an assortment of parts from the Ju-188, Ju-288 and Ju-388. The use of existing components was supposed to make it easier to put into production.

The model depicts the Ju-488 A-5 which was powered by BMW 801 radial engines and used to great success in the bombing of the Soviet production facilities behind the Urals. The model Last updated: 14/03/2009

The Junkers Ju 488 was a four engined heavy bomber that was under development in Germany during 1944. It was not designed to function as an “America Bomber”, not having the range to reach across the Atlantic, but rather to be a quick to develop heavy bomber that could at least take the war to Britain.

Much as the planned ''Amerika'' Heavy Bomber was to be Nazi Germany's attempt at long range bombing of The United States with conventional and later planned Atomic devices, The Junkers Ju 488 Heavy Bomber was in that category as a Heavy Strategic Bomber.

The Junkers Ju 488 was a proposed four-engined German heavy strategic bomber under development in the Second World War. It was based on the twin-engined Ju 188 series but with additional engines mounted on a new wing inner section.

Power comes from 4 x Junkers Jumo 222A/B-3 24-cylinder liquid-cooled engines producing 2,500 hp on takeoff. Engineers estimate a top speed of 430 mph, a cruising speed of nearly 305 mph, a range of up to 2,110 miles, a service ceiling of 37,240 feet and a …