Junkers Ju 87
German dive bomber aircraft
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Summary
Junkers Ju 87 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,988 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Germany[3]
- Operator: Luftwaffe[4], Royal Italian Air Force[5], Tsarist Bulgarian Air Force[6], Romanian Air Force[7], Slovak Air Force (1939–45)[8], Hungarian Air Force[9]
- Manufacturer: Junkers[10], Junkers Motorenbau und Junkers Flugzeugwerk[11]
- Developer: Junkers[12]
- Subclass of: land-based dive bomber[13]
- Designed by: Hermann Pohlmann[14]
- Commons category: Junkers Ju 87[15]
- First flight: September 17, 1935[16]
- Service entry: 1937[17]
- Service retirement: 1945[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Junkers Ju 87[19]
- Commons gallery: Junkers Ju 87[20]
- Total produced: 6500[21]
- Used by: Royal Italian Air Force[22], Luftwaffe[23], Royal Romanian Air Force[24], Bulgarian Air Force[25]
- Wing configuration: inverted gull wing[26], monoplane[27]
- Height: 4.01 m[28]
- Wingspan: 13.805 m[29]
- Wing area: 31.9 m²[30]
Why It Matters
Junkers Ju 87 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]