Junkers K 43

K 43 is a redirect to this article. For the Soviet submarine, see K-43 .

Junkers K 43
Image wanted
Type:	Light fighter and cargo aircraft
Design country:	German Empire
Manufacturer:	Junkers
First flight:	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

Three-sided view with the firing range of the defensive armament

Parameter	Data of the Junkers K 43
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

• List of aircraft types

Web links

• Junkers K 43 on Junkers.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Günter Schmitt: Junkers and his planes. Transpress, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-344-00192-2 , p. 157.
2. ↑ ^{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 .