Junkers Ju 287

Ju 287
Side view of Junkers Ju 287 V1 at Brandis prior to first flight, August 1944
General information
TypeBomber prototype
ManufacturerJunkers
Designer
Philipp von Doepp
StatusCancelled
Primary userLuftwaffe (intended)
Number built2 (Ju 287 V1 flown, Ju 287 V2 almost completed)
History
Manufactured1944-1945
First flight8 August 1944
VariantsOKB-1 EF 131
Developed intoOKB-1 140

The Junkers Ju 287 was a multi-engine tactical jet bomber built in Nazi Germany in 1944. It featured a novel forward-swept wing, and the first two prototypes (which were aerodynamic testbeds for the production Ju 287) were among the very few jet propelled aircraft ever built with fixed landing gear.