The design of the Ju 87 had begun in 1933 as part of the Sturzbomber-Programm.
  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 11.10 m (36 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.805 m (45 ft 3.5 in)
  • Height: 4.01 m (13 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 31.900 m2 (343.37 sq ft)
  • Airfoil: Göttingen 256[189]
  • Empty weight: 2,712 kg (5,980 lb) 
  • Empty equipped weight: 2,760 kg (6,090 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 4,336 kg (9,560 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Junkers Jumo 211Da V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engine, 890 kW (1,200 hp) for take-off
820 kW (1,100 hp) at 1,500 m (4,920 ft)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed Junkers constant-speed propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 339.6 km/h (211 mph; 183 kn) at sea level
383 km/h (238 mph; 207 kn) at 4,087 m (13,410 ft)
  • Cruise speed: 209 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn) at 4,572 m (15,000 ft)
  • Range: 595.5 km (370 mi; 322 nmi) with 500 kg (1,102 lb) bomb
789 km (490 mi; 426 nmi) without bomb load
  • Rate of climb: 2.3 m/s (450 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,281 ft) in 2 minutes
2,000 m (6,562 ft) in 4 minutes 18 seconds3,716 m (12,190 ft) in 12 minutes

Armament

  • Guns: 2× 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine gun forward, 1× 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine gun to rear
  • Bombs: 1× 250 kg (550 lb) bomb beneath the fuselage and 4× 50 kg (110 lb) under-wing.