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The Focke-Wulf A 17 Möwe (German: "Gull") was an airliner built in Germany in the late 1920s. It was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The aircraft provided fully enclosed seating for up to eight passengers and had a separate, fully enclosed flight deck for the two pilots. Most examples flew with Deutsche Lufthansa, serving until around 1936. In the early 1930s, two A 17s were used for testing the Junkers Jumo 5 diesel aero engine.
In 1929, an example was built with a BMW VI engine and fitted out for aerial photography and survey work and designated A 21. The cabin was equipped with a darkroom. Later the same year, the BMW engine was used on a further five airliners for Lufthansa, these designated A 29.
[edit] Variants
- A 17 - prototype with Gnome et Rhône-built Bristol Jupiter engine
- A 17a - production version with Gnome et Rhône- or Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter engine
- A 17b - version with Siemens Sh 20 engine (1 converted for testing)
- A 17c - version with Junkers Jumo 5 engine (2 converted for testing)
- A 21 Photomöwe - photographic fitted with BMW VI engine (1 built)
- A 29 - production version of A 17 with BMW VI engine (5 built)
[edit] Specifications (A 17a)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two pilots
- Capacity: 8 passengers
- Length: 13.50 m (44 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 20.00 m (65 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 62.5 m² (673 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,450 kg (5,400 lb)
- Gross weight: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome et Rhône-built Bristol Jupiter engine, 360 kW (480 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
- Range: 800 km (500 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
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