Junkers F 24

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Junkers F 24
Junkers F 24kay L'Aérophile December, 1929.jpg
Junkers F 24kay
Type: Cargo plane
Design country:

German EmpireGerman Empire German Empire

Manufacturer:

Junkers

First flight:

1928

Number of pieces:

11

The Junkers F 24 was the single-engine freighter conversion of the Junkers G 23 and G 24 types .

development

Ernst Zindel was responsible for the renovation . Compared to the G 24, the passenger area has been cleared and the luggage compartment and wet room have been expanded. The wing center pieces, on which the two outer motors of the G 24 hung, were removed, which reduced the wingspan. This conversion was carried out for the first time in the spring of 1928.

Initially, a 551 kW (approx. 750 hp) BMW VIu was installed; these planes (seven pieces) received the designation F 24ko.

Further modifications (F 24kau) received the 507 kW (approx. 690 hp) BMW VIIau , which, however, was ultimately not built in series.

The version F 24kay received a 529 kW (about 720 hp) 2-stroke - diesel - opposed piston engine Junkers Jumo 4 . This conversion was preceded by tests with a Junkers F04 engine in 1929. This conversion was so successful that some models that had already been converted from G 24 to F 24 were converted to this engine again.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 2
Wingspan 25.98 m
length 15.63 m
height 5.05 m
Wing area 79.20 m²
Wing loading 61.00 kg / m²
Power load 9.70 kg / kW
Empty mass 3550 kg
Payload 1150 kg
Takeoff mass 4700 kg
drive a liquid-cooled twelve - cylinder - V-engine
BMW VIu with 551 kW (approx. 750 PS)
Top speed 185 km / h (190 km / h with Jumo 4)

See also

literature

  • Günter Schmitt: Junkers and his planes . Transpress, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-344-00192-2 .

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