Inside the Ju-87 Stuka

Follow and Wishlist Brass Rain on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606970?utm_source=0033 The Junkers Ju-87 "Stuka" was the undeniable spearhead of the German Blitzkrieg, an unmistakable dive bomber that earned its place in history as the first aircraft to drop bombs in the Second World War. With its iconic inverted gull wings and Jericho Trumpet sirens, the Stuka was engineered to deliver heavy payloads with pinpoint precision while shattering the morale of enemy ground troops. But this devastating accuracy came at a severe cost. The Stuka was agonizingly slow, turning the feared dive bomber into easy prey for faster Allied fighters. How did the aircraft release a massive bomb in a near-vertical dive without it smashing into the spinning propeller blades? How did an ingenious automatic recovery system pull the plane out of its plunge and save pilots who blacked out from crushing 6-G forces? And why did Junkers engineers decide to mount its massive V-12 engine completely upside down? Watch our new film to see how the Ju-87 B-2 Stuka was built, how its intricate dive mechanics functioned, and what made it one of the most terrifying, iconic, and ultimately vulnerable aircraft of World War II. Sources: Primary • Betriebsanleitung Ju 87 B-2, Hauptabschnitt 10: Flugbetrieb. Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, Juni 1940. • Ju 87 B Bedienungs- und Beladevorschrift für die Abwurfwaffe. Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, 1938. • Ju 87 B und R: Entwurf einer Bedienungsvorschrift für die starre und bewegliche Schusswaffe. Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, 1938. • Ju 87B1B2 Bewaffnung. (Technical Descriptions and Luftwaffen-Dienstvorschriften: L. Dv. 111, 112, 138, 108). • Junkers Einspritzanlage für Flugmotor Jumo 211 B/D u. G/H. Berlin: Reichsluftfahrtministerium, Oktober 1941. • Junkers Flugmotor Jumo 211 B u. D Baureihe 1: Betriebsanweisung und Wartungsvorschrift. Dessau: Junkers Flugzeug- und -Motorenwerke AG, März 1940. Secondary • Afanasyev, V. Пикирующий бомбардировщик Ju 87B/R/C (Dive Bomber Ju 87...). Novosibirsk: Bora-Press, 2001. • Aero Technika Lotnicza. No. 9/1990. Warsaw: Aero Technika Lotnicza, 1990. • Bilý, Miroslav. Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. Prague: MBI/Sagitta, 1992. • Elfrath, Ulrich. Junkers Ju 87. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 1993. • Filley, Brian. Ju 87 Stuka in Action. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1986. • Guardia, Mike. Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2014. • Hall, Alan W. Junkers Ju-87 Stuka. Warpaint Series No. 3. Hall Park Books, n.d. • Hirsch, R. S. The Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka". Aero Series No. 8. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1966. • Ju 87 Stuka. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, n.d. • Leonard, Herbert, and André Jouineau. The Junkers Ju-87 From 1936 to 1945. Planes and Pilots Series. Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2003. • Murawski, Marek J. Junkers Ju 87 vol. I. Monografie nr 25. Lublin: Kagero, n.d. • Murawski, Marek J. Ju 87 Stuka. Monografie Lotnicze nr 19. Gdansk: AJ-Press, 1994. • Saunders, Andy. RAF Fighters vs Ju 87 Stuka in the West 1940-41. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2024. • Smith, Peter C. Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press, 1998. • Smith, Peter C. Stuka Spearhead: The Lightning War from Poland to Dunkirk 1939-1940. London: Greenhill Books, 1998. • Stuka Vol 1: Ju 87 Dive-Bomber Units 1939-1941. Luftwaffe Colors Series. London: n.p., n.d. • Ward, John. Hitler's Stuka Squadrons: The Ju 87 at War 1936-1945. Staplehurst: Spellmount, 2004. • Weal, John. Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader 1937-41. Combat Aircraft No. 1. London: Osprey Publishing, 1997. Hit join to become a member and get exclusive perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtKPoOleoyj9dlI0tw4AZeg/join Support us on Patreon for exclusive perks and help us create more content https://patreon.com/yarnhub Check out our exclusive merch https://yarnhub-shop.fourthwall.com 00:00 Inside the Ju-87 Stuka 01:14 Wings 04:17 Fuselage 05:25 Control surfaces 06:41 Dive system 10:15 Armament 14:12 Engine 16:13 Fuel system 17:37 Cockpit 20:20 Start-up 22:19 Taxiing & Takeoff 23:15 Air Combat 24:07 Landing 25:13 Summary Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2026, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.