Junkers F.13
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 Junkers F.13 in the Deutsches Museum |
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| Type | 6-seat transport |
| Manufacturer | Junkers |
| Designed by | Otto Reuter |
| Maiden flight | June 25, 1919 |
| Primary user | German civilian aviation |
| Produced | 1919-1929 |
| Number built | 322 |
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.
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[edit] Design and development
It was the world's first civilian plane with an all light metal internal skeletal frame. Tinplate was used for most of the skin, however. At the moment of production's start it was probably the most modern passenger plane in the world. Many variants were built using Mercedes, BMW, Junkers, Armstrong, Gnome-Rhône Jupiter, Pratt & Whitney Hornet engines.
[edit] Operational history
It flew with a Junkers airline until it merged with Lufthansa. Until 1922 the Junkers F13 was not allowed to operate in Germany due to the postwar restrictions. However 1919 and 1922 a number of airframes were sold to the USA (mostly to the US Post Office), France, England, Italy and Japan. In 1922/23, Hugo Junkers signed a contract with the Soviet Government to produce the aircraft in a Soviet factory . Several Junkers F 13 built there were used by the Red Army under the designation PS-3. A number of airframes also served in Soviet airlines. It saw active service until the 1940s, serving with many countries and being widely exported in many variants and a seaplane version. In China, Junkers F.13 was converted and used as a scout bomber and the last battle they participated in was the January 28 Incident during which the last surviving Junkers F.13s were destroyed along with the Shanghai Aircraft Factory>
The Colombian Air Force used the F-13 in the Colombia-Peru War in 1932-3.
[edit] Operators
Afghanistan- four were acquired by the Afghan Air Force from 1924 through 1928.
China
Colombia
Finland- Finnair, then Aero Airways
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Germany- about 110, most in Lufthansa
Hungary- six operated by Aeroexpress between 1923 - 1927
Iceland- three operated by Flugfélag Íslands, 1928-1931
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Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Poland- 16 in 1922-1936
Soviet Union
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
[edit] Description
All-metal low wing cantilever monoplane. Engine in front, behind it a crew cockpit and a passenger cab. Two crewmen had small windshields only, the heated cab for four passengers had windows and doors in fuselage sides. Fixed conventional landing gear with a rear skid.
Some of the engines used were BMW IIIa (240 hp /176 kW), BMW IV (250 hp /184 kW), Junkers L2 (265 hp /194 kW), Junkers L5 (310 hp /228 kW).
[edit] Specifications (F.13de)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 4 passengers
- Length: 9.60 m (31 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 17.75 m (58 ft 2.8 in)
- Height: 4.10 m (13 ft 5.4 in)
- Wing area: 43 m² (463 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,225 kg (2,701 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Junkers L5 6 cylinder straight engine, 228 kW (310 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph)
- Range: 980 km (609 miles)
- Service ceiling 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
- Rate of climb: 198 m/min (650 ft/min)
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