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Junkers Ju 322 (The biggest glider ever in the world )

The  Junkers Ju 322  Mammut  (Mammoth) was a heavy transport  military glider , resembling a giant  flying wing , proposed for use by the  Luftwaffe  in  World War II . Only two prototypes were ever built. Designed in late 1940 by  Junkers  as the  Junkers EF 94 , the Ju 322 was to fulfill the same role as the  Me 321  Gigant heavy transport glider. Fulfilling a requirement to be built out of non- strategic materials , using all-wooden construction, the Ju322 was to be able to carry 20,000 kg of cargo, equivalent to either a  Pz.Kpfw.IV , a  Flak 88 , a Half-Track or a self propelled gun , including attendant personnel, ammunition and fuel. The cargo door was located in the centre section of the leading edge of the wing, with the cockpit offset to the port side above the cargo bay. The glider's tail extended from the centre section, and had a typical arrangement of stabilizing fins and vertical r...