Junkers F.13
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The Junkers F.13 (also known as the F 13, and developed under an engineering designation of J 13), was an all-metal transport German aircraft that first flew on June 25, 1919.
It was the world's first all-metal civilian plane. It served with many countries and was widely exported. It flew with a Junkers airline until it merged with Lufthansa when it flew with them. It saw active service until the 1940s. About 330 were built with many variants including different engines and a seaplane variant.
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Specifications
Data differed in accordance to engine used
- Function: 6-seat transport
- Engine: One of the following six-cylinder in-line liquid-cooled engines:
- BMW-IIIa (max. power 240 hp /176 kW)
- BMW-IV (250 hp /184 kW)
- Junkers L-2 (265 hp /194 kW)
- Junkers L-5 (310 hp /228 kW)
- Span: 58 ft 2.8 in (17.75 m)
- Length: 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
- Height: 13 ft 5.4 in (4.10 m)
- Wing area: 463 sq.ft (43 sq.m)
- Empty weight: 2,701 lb (1,225 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,409 lb (2,000 kg)
- Max speed: 115 mph (185 km/h)
- Max climb: 650 ft (198 m)/min
- Service ceiling: 16,404 ft (5,000 m)
- Range: 609 ml (980 km)
External links:
- Junkers F 13 (http://www.geocities.com/hjunkers/ju_f13_a1.htm)
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