b-17g vs b-24j vs ju 390 - Aircraft of World War II

fly boy · 03-07-2008, 12:19 PM

now i know they never bombed people with the 390 but if it was used do you guys think that it would have changed the war and compared to 17s and 24s how would it be ranked

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 03-07-2008, 12:24 PM

It would not have compared to the B-17 or the B-24.

Go actually look up the Ju 390 and you will see that it was a much bigger aircraft and would have been a heavier bomber.

fly boy · 03-07-2008, 12:27 PM

well i haven't seen a 390 before anyone got one and post it on here it would help

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 03-07-2008, 12:30 PM

Then how did you come up with the idea to compare the 3 aircraft?

fly boy · 03-07-2008, 12:31 PM

i don't know i guess i thought the 390 was smaller then that

SoD Stitch · 03-07-2008, 01:36 PM

Looks like the Ju 390 was more comparable to the B-29 Superfortress or the B-32 Dominator.

Njaco · 03-07-2008, 02:53 PM

fly boy, there is a recent thread on the 390. Check it out. Might have what you're looking for.

fly boy · 03-10-2008, 12:37 PM

njaco whats the name of it

Marcel · 03-10-2008, 03:44 PM

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...u390-2579.html (WWII MISTERIES: What happened with the JU390?)

Just 2 places below ths thread in Aviation

fly boy · 03-10-2008, 06:18 PM

thanks

Flyboy2 · 03-10-2008, 10:45 PM

The Ju-390 sure looks like an interesting aircraft but would it have worked? Looks kinda like those other Amerika Bomber projects, promising, but not plausible. Between the B-17 and B-24 its hard to decide. The B-24 was certainly more advanced but the B-17 had a better reputation. Part of this comes from the fact that the -17 had a lot of dead space in the design, meaning that it could talk a hit in the wings without having some of the critical systems threatened, where the B-24 was more compact in design. One hit and your toast! Personally, the B-17 is a better looking plane though

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 03-11-2008, 08:48 AM

The Ju 390 was a successful design. It was just not put into mass production.

fly boy · 03-11-2008, 12:06 PM

yea it would have worked just two things stopped it A. the fact of allied bombing and B where would they find airfields big enough before the allies took it after they got half of france back

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 03-11-2008, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fly boy

yea it would have worked just two things stopped it A. the fact of allied bombing and B where would they find airfields big enough before the allies took it after they got half of france back

Production was only canceled because of the need to concentrate on fighters. Airfields were never a problem.

Flyboy2 · 03-11-2008, 09:22 PM

Ok sorry guys. I just thought it looked like alot of other failed German designs. What where the specifications on that thing, it looks like it could have carried alot more than the B-24 and B-17 I mean it has 6 engines! Oh and is it related to the Ju 290 because it sure looks similar.

03-07-2008, 12:19 PM	#1
fly boy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 853	b-17g vs b-24j vs ju 390 now i know they never bombed people with the 390 but if it was used do you guys think that it would have changed the war and compared to 17s and 24s how would it be ranked

03-07-2008, 12:24 PM	#2
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	It would not have compared to the B-17 or the B-24. Go actually look up the Ju 390 and you will see that it was a much bigger aircraft and would have been a heavier bomber. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

03-07-2008, 02:53 PM	#7
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 10,237	fly boy, there is a recent thread on the 390. Check it out. Might have what you're looking for. __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

03-10-2008, 03:44 PM	#9
Marcel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dordrecht Posts: 3,834	http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...u390-2579.html (WWII MISTERIES: What happened with the JU390?) Just 2 places below ths thread in Aviation __________________ " The knack of flying lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

03-11-2008, 08:48 AM	#12
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	The Ju 390 was a successful design. It was just not put into mass production. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

03-07-2008, 12:27 PM	#3
fly boy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 853	well i haven't seen a 390 before anyone got one and post it on here it would help

03-07-2008, 12:31 PM	#5
fly boy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 853	i don't know i guess i thought the 390 was smaller then that

03-07-2008, 01:36 PM	#6
SoD Stitch Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Mountain Lake, California Posts: 981	Looks like the Ju 390 was more comparable to the B-29 Superfortress or the B-32 Dominator.

03-10-2008, 12:37 PM	#8
fly boy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 853	njaco whats the name of it

03-10-2008, 06:18 PM	#10
fly boy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 853	thanks

03-10-2008, 10:45 PM	#11
Flyboy2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 651	The Ju-390 sure looks like an interesting aircraft but would it have worked? Looks kinda like those other Amerika Bomber projects, promising, but not plausible. Between the B-17 and B-24 its hard to decide. The B-24 was certainly more advanced but the B-17 had a better reputation. Part of this comes from the fact that the -17 had a lot of dead space in the design, meaning that it could talk a hit in the wings without having some of the critical systems threatened, where the B-24 was more compact in design. One hit and your toast! Personally, the B-17 is a better looking plane though

03-11-2008, 12:06 PM	#13
fly boy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 853	yea it would have worked just two things stopped it A. the fact of allied bombing and B where would they find airfields big enough before the allies took it after they got half of france back

03-11-2008, 09:22 PM	#15
Flyboy2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 651	Ok sorry guys. I just thought it looked like alot of other failed German designs. What where the specifications on that thing, it looks like it could have carried alot more than the B-24 and B-17 I mean it has 6 engines! Oh and is it related to the Ju 290 because it sure looks similar.

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