The Ju 287 prototype was thrown together using existing components: a Heinkel He 177A fuselage, nose wheels from a crashed Consolidated B-24, and main wheels from the Ju 352. The gear was fixed down in the prototype, and the four engines were divided, two on the nose and one on each wing. The aircraft flew beautifully, but, as Wocke predicted, aeroelastic problems did manifest themselves in dives.
