Emilia

Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bomber pilots wore standard German Luftwaffe bomber crew flight gear rather than a unique, specialized suit. Anti-G suits had not yet been invented during the height of the Stuka's service. To handle extreme G-forces when pulling out of steep near-vertical dives, pilots relied heavily on the aircraft’s built-in automatic recovery system rather than specialized clothing.
Stuka crews typically wore the following flight uniform components:

1. The Flight Jumpsuit (Fliegerschutzanzug)

Pilots primarily wore standard one-piece coveralls (jumpsuits) over their service uniforms.
• Summer Weight (Sommerfliegerkombi): A lightweight jumpsuit made of light khaki or beige cotton. It featured a long diagonal zipper running from the shoulder to the groin and large zippered cargo pockets on the knees.
• Winter Weight (Winterfliegerkombi): A heavily padded, insulated version of the jumpsuit designed for cold-weather operations and high altitudes.

2. Jackets and Outwear

• Leather Flight Jackets: While black leather jackets were heavily favored by fighter pilots, Stuka and other bomber crews frequently wore them as optional gear.
• Sheepskin Heavy Jackets: For freezing winter campaigns (such as on the Eastern Front), crews wore heavy, thick sheepskin jackets featuring dark brown leather exteriors and unbleached natural wool interiors.

3. Essential Flight Accessories

• Life Vest (Schwimmweste): Stuka crews routinely wore a bright yellow inflatable life jacket over their suits for buoyancy and high visibility in case they were shot down over water.
• Flight Helmet (Fliegerhaube): Pilots wore leather or mesh flight helmets (such as the Model K/33 or LKp N101) equipped with integrated throat microphones and earphones for intercom and radio communication.
• Boots and Gloves: Heavy, thick fur-lined leather boots with side zippers (Fliegerstiefel) and extended leather gauntlet gloves kept extremities warm in unheated parts of the cockpit.

• All-Metal Monocoque/Semi-Monocoque Construction: Unlike older biplanes reliant on fabric and wood, the Ju 87 was built primarily of duralumin (an aluminum alloy) sheets riveted over a stressed metal frame and formers.
• Three-Part Wing Assembly:
• The center wing section was structurally integrated directly into the bottom of the fuselage.
• The two outer wing panels attached to the center stub using four heavy universal ball-and-socket joints, making field-repair and component replacement remarkably fast.
• Production Footprint: Originally engineered and built at the Junkers factory in Dessau, demand quickly outpaced capacity as the war expanded. Production was heavily decentralized and sub-contracted out to facilities like Weserflug (Weser Flugzeugbau) to keep up with attrition and Allied bombing raids.
• Material & Component Interchangeability: Junkers designed the airframe with modular sub-assemblies (tail units, control surfaces, and engine cowlings) so damaged front-line birds could be cannibalized or repaired quickly with standard regional workshop parts.

• Inverted Gull Wings: The wing featured a sharp crank: the inner section sloped downward at roughly a 12° angle, and the outer panels sloped upward at an 8° angle. This profile provided the pilot with an unobstructed downward view of the ground target during steep dives and allowed engineers to use shorter, lighter fixed landing gear.
• Fixed Spatted Undercarriage: The main wheels were completely enclosed in aerodynamic fairings ("spats"). While this created aerodynamic drag and limited top speed, it kept the gear simple, rugged, and reliable for crude frontline field strips. (Spats were frequently removed in heavy mud or snow conditions to prevent jamming).
• Automatic Dive Brakes & Recovery System: During a dive angle of up to 70–90 degrees, the pilot deployed slatted metal dive brakes beneath the wings to stabilize descent speed. Because extreme centrifugal forces (up to 6g) frequently caused pilots to black out or experience temporary vision loss, the Stuka featured an automatic pull-out and bomb-release mechanism that leveled the aircraft out and climbed it away from the ground if the pilot was incapacitated.
• Jericho-Trompete (Sirens): Small, propeller-driven wind sirens mounted on the leading edges of the main landing gear legs wailed loudly via slipstream airflow during high-speed dives, serving as an acoustic psychological warfare tool.
• Swinging Trapeze Bomb Rack: Because a heavy bomb released in a steep vertical dive risked swinging into and clipping the spinning wooden/metal propeller, the Stuka used a heavy exterior cradle/trapeze arm that swung the bomb outward and downward clear of the propeller arc before release.

• Crew: 2 (Pilot in the front cockpit; radio operator and rear-facing defensive gunner in the back)
• Length: ~36 ft 5 in (11.1 m)
• Wingspan: ~45 ft to 50 ft depending on the variant (e.g., Ju 87B is 45 ft 3 in; Ju 87D is 50 ft 0.5 in)
• Height: ~12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
• Empty Weight: ~6,630 lbs (B-series) to 8,600 lbs (D-series)
• Max Loaded Weight: Up to 9,678 lbs (B-series) or 14,500 lbs (D-series)
• Powerplant: Inverted V-12 liquid-cooled engines
• Early variants used the Junkers Jumo 210 (610–700 hp)
• Mass-produced B and D variants used the Junkers Jumo 211 (1,200 to 1,300+ hp)
• Max Speed: ~230 to 250 mph (370–400 km/h)
• Dive Speed Limit: Controlled descent up to ~350–375 mph (600 km/h) aided by dive brakes
• Armament:
• Forward-firing wing machine guns (MG 17 7.92mm)
• Rear defensive twin-barrel machine gun (MG 81Z 7.92mm)
• Centerline heavy bomb rack (capable of carrying 250 kg to 1,000 kg+ bombs, or up to a 3,968 lb payload on later versions)
• Late-war "Kanonenvogel" (Ju 87G) variant swapped bombs for twin underwing 37mm BK 3,7 anti-tank cannons

The Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" (short for Sturzkampfflugzeug, meaning "dive-bomber") was a German all-metal, single-engine military aircraft designed by Hermann Pohlmann. It first flew in September 1935 and became a primary terror and close-air-support weapon of the Luftwaffe throughout World War II.

Emilia loved all kinds of planes of the Luftwaffe. But her favorite plane was the Ju 87 Stuka Dive-Bomber ever since it was first used during the Spanish Civil War of 1936. She loved the sirens on the plane when it dives down.

Emilia has a mixed personality. She loves to one day fly a plane for herself, but she has a fear of flying as well. Emilia will fight for her country, Third Reich, until the very end. But she is a little bit off on how Germany treats others not like them.