Junkers T 26
Junkers T 26 | |
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Type: | Trainer aircraft |
Design country: |
Germany |
Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
1924 |
Commissioning: |
1925 |
Number of pieces: |
6th |
The Junkers T 26 was a single-engine trainer aircraft made by the German manufacturer Junkers in the 1920s. If necessary, the aircraft could be converted from a high-decker to a double-decker . After only six copies, production had to be stopped due to a lack of demand.
history
The T 26 is based on experience with the Junkers T 23 . Also designed as a high-decker, a 59 kW Junkers L-1 engine was initially used here. In particular, the aerodynamics of this type had been significantly improved.
As with the T 23 , a second, smaller lower wing could be installed in a short time, so that a double-decker, type T 26D, was created. The high-decker variant was given the designation T 26E. The original plan was to sell this type to flight schools, among others , who could have used the model as a double-decker at the beginning of the training and later as a monoplane. However, the type was too expensive for the flight schools, so that no commercial success was achieved. In 1931 a T 26E with a 70 kW Argus As 8 was built.
A total of six machines were made. Three of them were operated by the " Anhalt Aviation Association ". All three T 26s of this operator crashed. The most serious accident occurred on June 13, 1931 in Dessau , in which both inmates were killed.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data (T 26E) | Data (T 26D) |
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crew | 1 student pilot, 1 instructor | |
length | 7.54 m | |
span | 13.15 m | |
height | 2.72 m | |
Wing area | 21.50 m² | 33.20 m² |
Empty mass | 500 kg | 575 kg |
Payload | 230 kg | |
Takeoff mass | 730 kg | 805 kg |
Wing loading | 34.00 kg / m² | 24 kg / m² |
Power load | 12.20 kg / hp | 13.4 kg / hp |
Engines | an air-cooled six-cylinder in - line engine Junkers L1a | |
Starting power rated power |
85 hp (63 kW) at 1850 rpm, 75 hp (55 kW) at 1700 rpm |
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Fuel supply | 60 l | |
Top speed | 130 km / h | 115 km / h |
Cruising speed | 115 km / h | k. A. |
Landing speed | 80 km / h | 60 km / h |
Summit height | 3200 m | 2500 m |
See also
literature
Günter Schmitt: Junkers and his planes . 2nd unchanged edition. Transpress, Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-344-00192-2 , p. 106 .
Web links
- Junkers T 26 on Junkers.de
- Junkers T 26 detailed information with picture (Source: FliegerWeb.com)