Sturzkampfflugzeug is a German word that can be translated as dive bomber. Its common abbreviation is Stuka. It was used for two principal types of aircraft: Henschel Hs 123 and Junkers Ju 87.
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Ernst Udet; proponent of the dive-bomber and the Ju 87 (1928 photo)
The Stuka had inverted gull wings, as shown in this photograph. Also visible are the two separate sliding "hoods" of the canopy.
The RAF Museum's Ju 87, 2016, partially disassembled, showing the four attachment points for the outer wing section
Анимација понирања и бомбардовања Јункерса Ју-87 познатијег као Штука.
Formation of Ju 87 A dive-bombers, with the A's characteristic large wheel "trousers", each having one transverse bracing strut
The Ju 87 V4 prototype in 1936.
Junkers Ju 87 B parked at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands, 1940.
A Ju-87 towing a DFS 230 over Italy
The powerplant; a Jumo 211D installed in a Ju 87 B – the "Lärmgerät" housing is faired over on the maingear leg
Ju 87Ds, Soviet Union, January/February 1943