Junkers T 23

Junkers T 23
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Type:	Experimental airplane
Design country:	German Empire
Manufacturer:	Junkers
First flight:	1923
Number of pieces:	4th

The Junkers T 23 aircraft is based on experiences made with the Junkers T 21 aircraft . Also constructed as a high -wing aircraft, unlike other Junkers aircraft, a 59 kW Gnôme Rhône rotary engine was used.

development

The purpose of this test aircraft T 23E was to investigate the improvements in flight characteristics. For this purpose, a second, smaller lower wing could be installed, so that a double decker , type T 23D, was created. It was originally planned to sell this type to flight schools so that beginner training could begin with a biplane and later continue training on the same type with a normal monoplane.

A total of four machines were built in 1923 and also flown in flight school operations.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data of the T 23E (monoplane)	Data of the T 23D (double decker)
crew	2
span	13.15 m
length	approx. 7.26 m
height	3.02
Wing area	21.20 m²	33.20 m²
Empty mass	515 kg	590 kg
Takeoff mass	765 kg	820 kg
Engine	a Le Rhône with 80 HP (59 kW)
Top speed	145 km / h	130 km / h
Marching speed	125 km / h	110 km / h
Service ceiling	4000 m	3500 m

See also

• List of aircraft types

literature

• Günter Schmitt: Junkers and his planes . 2nd, unchanged edition. Transpress, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-344-00192-2 , p. 95 and 182/183 .