Werkspoor Jumbo

Jumbo
Werkspoor Jumbo
Role	Biplane freighter
National origin	Netherlands
Manufacturer	Werkspoor
Designer	Joop Carley
First flight	1931
Status	Destroyed
Primary user	KLM
Number built	1

The Werkspoor Jumbo was a 1930s Dutch biplane freighter aircraft design by Joop Carley and built by Werkspoor. Only one aircraft was built (registered PH-AFI) which was sometimes called the Carley Jumbo and was operated by KLM for two years.

Ordered in 1927 as a specialised freighter for KLM.^[1] The Jumbo was a large single-engined biplane fitted with two large cargo doors.

Delivered in 1931 it was operated by KLM between Amsterdam, Rotterdam and London for two years and was then passed to the airlines training centre which operated it for the next eight years. In 1938 it was described as a good trainer. The aircraft was destroyed at Amsterdam-Schiphol in a German bombing raid on the 10 May 1940.^[2]

Operators

 Netherlands

KLM

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 13.70 m (44 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 80 m² (861 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2391 kg (5271 lb)
• Gross weight: 4000 kg (8818 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter, 358 kW (480 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 182 km/h (113 mph)
• Range: 930 km (580 miles)

References

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• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.