Ju EF 132 3 view          The Junkers EF 132 was one of the last aircraft project developments undertaken by Junkers in WWII, and was the culmination of the Ju 287 design started in 1942. The shoulder-mounted wings were swept back at a 35 degree angle and featured a small amount of anhedral. Six Jumo 012 jet engines, each of which developed 2500 kp (5500 lbs) of thrust, were buried in the wing roots. Wind tunnel results showed the advantages of having the engines within the wing, rather than causing drag by being mounted below the wing surfaces. Several wooden mockups were built of the wing sections, in order to find the best way to mount the engines without wasting too much space while at the same time providing maintenance accessibility.  The landing flaps were designed to be split flaps, and the goal was to make the gearing and operation simple. Because of the high placement of the wings to the fuselage, an unbroken bomb bay of 12 meters (39' 4") could be utilized in the center fuselage.  The tail planes were also swept back and the EF 132 had a normal vertical fin and rudder. An interesting landing gear arrangement was planned, that consisted of a nose wheel, two tandem main wheels beneath the center rear fuselage, and outrigger-type wheels under each outer wing. A fully glazed, pressurized cockpit located in the extreme fuselage nose held a crew of five. Armament consisted of two twin 20mm cannon turrets (one located aft of the cockpit, the other beneath the fuselage) and a tail turret containing another twin 20mm cannon. All of this defensive armament were remotely controlled from the cockpit, and a bomb load of 4000-5000 kg (8818-11023 lbs) was envisioned to be carried.
          A windtunnel model was tested in early 1945, and a 1:1 scale wooden mockup was also built at the Dessau Junkers facility to test the placement of various components, and also to check different air intake openings in the wing leading edge for the jet engines. The development stage had progressed far when the Soviets overran the Dessau complex and took possession of all of the Ju 287 and EF 132 designs and components. The Soviets gave its approval for the bombed out Junkers Dessau factory to be partially rebuilt, the wind tunnels repaired and the jet engine test and manufacturing facilities to be put back into operation.  The wooden mockup was inspected frequently by Soviet officials when the entire complex was carted up and removed to the USSR, along with forcibly removing all Junkers employees in October 1946. Work was begun on a glider to further test the flight handling characteristics, which was reported to be excellent. Construction work had begun on the Ju EF 132 when an order was given to stop all work, and the project was canceled.

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Junkers Ju EF132 - Overall Dimensions
  Span   Length   Height   Wing Area   Aspect Ratio Wing Loading Thrust/Weight Ratio
 32.4 m 
 106' 4"		  30.8 m 
 101' 1"		  8.4 m
 27' 7"		  161 m² 
 1733 ft²		  6.5 403.7 kg/m² 
32.65 lbs/ft²		 4.33
Junkers Ju EF132 - Weights
Empty Weight Fuel Lubricants Crew Load Max. Permissible Load Takeoff Weight
31300 kg 
69004 lbs		 18000 kg 
39683 lbs		 250 kg 
551 lbs		 500 kg 
1102 lbs		 14950 kg 
32959 lbs		 33700 kg 
74295 lbs		 65000 kg 
143299 lbs
Junkers Ju EF132 - Performance
Max.
  Speed		  Cruising
Speed		  Rate of
Climb		   Service* 
Ceiling		   Max.**
Range		  Max. Flight
Time		  Takeoff
Run		  Landing
Run		  Landing
Speed
930 km/h 
578 MPH		 850 km/h 
528 MPH		 15.5 m/sec 
51 ft/sec		 10300 m 
33792'		 3500 km 
2175 miles		 2.7 hours 1260 m 
4134'		 580 m 
1903'		 190 km/h 
118 MPH
*Another source shows the Service Ceiling to be 11000-14000 m (36089'-45931'), which seems more likely as the Ju EF 132 was designed as an high altitude, long range bomber

**The Maximum Range in another source is shown to be 9800 km (6090 miles), which again seems more likely given the Ju EF 132 was designed as a long range bomber

Junkers Ju EF132 Models
There are no models of the Junkers Ju EF132 available at the present time
The Ju EF 132 windtunnel model being tested at the Junkers Dessau facility - 1945 

 

Above image from Geheimprojekte der Luftwaffe Band II: Strategische Bomber 1935-1945