- Produced
- 12,000
- Produced approximate
- True
- Changes
- Introduced February 1943; over 12,000 built, factory and RLM records disagree. From early 1944 some had the DB 605 AM with MW 50 boost.
- Crew
- 1
- Length
- 8,950 mm
- Wingspan
- 9,925 mm
- Height
- 2,600 mm
- Wing area
- 16.05 m²
- Empty weight
- 2,247 kg
- Max takeoff weight
- 3,400 kg
- Internal fuel
- 400 L
- External fuel
- 300 L
- Engines
- 1
- Diameter
- 3,000 mm
- Blades
- 3
- Pitch
- Constant speed
- Max speed
- 640 km/h
- Max speed altitude
- 6,600 m
Performance
Altitude, mCombat, Rüstsatz VI, 3,350 kgCombat, Rüstsatz II, 3,560 kgCombat, Rüstsatz I, 3,620 kg| Regime | Altitude | Speed | Climb | Weight | Loadout |
|---|
| Combat | 0 m | 502 km/h | 16.5 m/s | 3,350 kg | Rüstsatz VI |
| Combat | 6,500 m | 620 km/h | — | 3,350 kg | Rüstsatz VI |
| Combat | 0 m | 476 km/h | 14.5 m/s | 3,560 kg | Rüstsatz II |
| Combat | 6,300 m | 563 km/h | — | 3,560 kg | Rüstsatz II |
| Combat | 0 m | 469 km/h | 14.3 m/s | 3,620 kg | Rüstsatz I |
| Combat | 6,200 m | 559 km/h | — | 3,620 kg | Rüstsatz I |
Climb time
| Altitude | Time, min | Regime | Weight | Loadout |
|---|
| 6,000 m | 6.5 | Combat | 3,350 kg | Rüstsatz VI |
| 6,000 m | 7.4 | Combat | 3,560 kg | Rüstsatz II |
| 6,000 m | 7.5 | Combat | 3,620 kg | Rüstsatz I |
Range
| Distance, km | Fuel |
|---|
| 1,144 | Internal |
| 1,994 | External |
Armament
| Weapon | Count | Rounds | Position | Synchronized |
|---|
| MG 131 | 2 | 300 | Fuselage | True |
| MG 151/20 | 1 | 200 | Hub | — |
Loadouts
| Name | Changes | Weight | Armament | Service ceiling | Replaces |
|---|
| Rüstsatz I | ETC 501/IX b rack under the fuselage for one 250 kg bomb. | 280 kg | SC 250 | 10,600 m | — |
| Rüstsatz II | ETC 50/VIII d rack under the fuselage for four 50 kg bombs. | 240 kg | SC 50 ×4 | 10,800 m | — |
| Rüstsatz III | Schloß 503A-1 rack for one 300 L drop tank under the fuselage. | — | — | — | — |
| Rüstsatz VI | Two MG 151/20 in underwing gondolas; 135 kg without ammunition. | 215 kg | MG 151/20 ×2 | 11,400 m | — |
| U4 | 30 mm MK 108 Motorkanone in place of the MG 151/20. | — | MK 108 | — | Mg 151 20 |
| BR 21 | One jettisonable Werfer-Granate 21 launch tube under each wing, against bomber formations. | — | Werfer-Granate 21 ×2 | — | — |
Service
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16 Feb 1944 – 15 May 1944