Junkers K 43
Junkers K 43 | |
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Type: | Light fighter and cargo aircraft |
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1927 |
The Junkers K 43 was created as a military variant of the Junkers W 34 cargo aircraft from the German manufacturer Junkers at the end of the 1920s. In the designation, only the order of the digits of the type designation was reversed.
history
The Junkers K 43 was designed as a photo reconnaissance aircraft and as a light bomber. It was produced in the Junkers branch in Limhamn in Sweden, which was able to offer another civil aircraft adaptation for military use. Around 20 of these machines were exported to South America. Foreign buyers were Argentina, Colombia, Finland and Portugal. The machines used in Colombia were named Junkers K 43 do and Junkers K 43 fy due to their engine modifications . The planes for Finland were called Junkers K 43 fa and the planes for Portugal were also called Junkers K 43 fy .
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data of the Junkers K 43 |
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crew | 2-4 |
length | 10.50 m |
span | 17.75 m |
height | 3.50 m |
Wing area | 44.00 m² |
Top speed | 215 km / h |
Continuous speed | 205 km / h |
Landing speed | 115 km / h |
Climbing time to 2000 m | 12.7 min |
Climb performance | 2.60 m / s |
Preparation mass | 1725 kg |
Takeoff mass | 3225 kg |
Service ceiling | 6250 m |
Range | 800-1200 km |
Engine | 1 × BMW Hornet with 386 kW (525 PS), nine-cylinder radial engine , 27.7 liters, air-cooled (license for the Pratt & Whitney Hornet A ) |
Armament | 2 machine guns |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Günter Schmitt: Junkers and his planes. Transpress, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-344-00192-2 , p. 157.
- ↑ a b Manfred Griehl: Junkers. Aircraft since 1915 (= type compass ). 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-613-03179-1 , p. 45 ff .