Junkers Ju 21

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Junkers Ju 21 (H 21)
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Type: Reconnaissance plane
Design country:

German EmpireGerman Empire German Empire

Manufacturer:

Junkers aircraft works

Production time:

1923-1926

Number of pieces:

122

The Junkers Ju 21 was the military version of the T 21 reconnaissance aircraft built in Fili ( USSR ) . At Junkers , the license designation Junkers H 21 was used for the unarmed version . It is an armed reconnaissance aircraft constructed as a high -wing aircraft . Initially equipped with a BMW IIIa engine with 136 kW, later models also received the BMW IVa engine with 176 kW.

A special feature of this type were the external fuel tanks that could be thrown off in case of danger. The Ju 21 was used until the end of the 1920s.

Production numbers

  • 1923: 40 pieces
  • 1924: 53 pieces
  • 1925: 26 pieces
  • 1926: 3 pieces

total: 122 pieces

Technical specifications

  • Span: approx.10.77 m
  • Length: approx. 7.30 m
  • Top speed: approx. 220 km / h
  • Max. Take-off weight: approx. 1135 kg

See also

literature

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