Junkers W 34

W 34

Canadian Airways CF-ARI
Role	Transport
Manufacturer	Junkers
Introduction	1926
Developed from	Junkers W 33
Developed into	Junkers Ju 46

The Junkers W 34 was a German-built, single-engine, passenger and transport aircraft. Developed in the 1920s, it was taken into service in 1926. The passenger version could take a pilot and five passengers. The aircraft was developed from the Junkers W 33. Further development led to the Junkers Ju 46.

Production and service

One Junkers W 34 be/b3e managed to break the then current altitude record on May 26, 1929 when it reached 12,739 meters (41,795 feet). That aircraft carried the markings D-1119 and it was equipped with a Bristol Jupiter VII engine. The airplane was flown by Friedrich W. Neuenhofen.

Swedish Junkers W 34 SE-BYA was flown by the Swedish Air Force 1933-1953 as the Trp 2A and Tp 2A ambulance aircraft. Stockholm Arlanda March 1968.

The Junkers W 34 was manufactured in many different versions. The total production numbers for the civil market were around 1,000, a further 2,024 his and haus were built under license for the RLM and Luftwaffe. The unit price was between RM 65,000 and 70,400.

On January 31, 1944, the Luftwaffe still had 618 W 34hi's and 516 W 34haus in service, the majority were used by flight schools.

The Junkers K.43, nicknamed the "Bush Bomber", was used extensively during the Chaco War (1932–1935) fought between Bolivia and Paraguay. See external links.

The Colombian Air Force used the W 34 and K-43 in the Colombia-Peru War in 1932-3.^[1]

The Swedish Air Force operated three W 33/34 between 1933 and 1953 in the transport and air ambulance roles, initially with the military designation Trp 2 and Trp 2A, eventually changed to Tp 2 and Tp 2A. One of these are preserved today in civilian colors as SE-BYA.

Production

W 34 hi: Junkers (105 aircraft built), Henschel (430), ATG (94), Dornier Wismar (58), HFB (69) and Weser (221).
W 34 hau: Henschel (329), Arado Brandenburg (205), ATG (105), Dornier Wismar (93), HFB (192) and MIAG Braunschweig (73).

Versions

W 34 a: 331 kW Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter engine, speed: 190 km/h, wingspan: 17.75 m and length 11.10 m
W 34 be: 375 kW Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter engine, speed: 230 km/h, wingspan: 17.75 m, length: 10.70 m
W 34 be/b3e: 441 kW Bristol Jupiter VII engine and was used for attempts to try breaking the world altitude record
W 34 ci: 405 kW Pratt & Whitney Hornet engine, speed: 245 km/h, equipped with cabin windows
W 34 di: like the W 34 ci, the engine was license produced by BMW.
W 34 f: 331 kW Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter engine, speed 190 km/h, wingspan 18.48 m, length 11.10 m, enclosed cockpit, ailerons were lengthened; the export version had a cargo door
W 34 f: experimental aircraft with floats
W 34 fa: passenger aircraft for export
W 34 fä: export aircraft
W 34 fo: export aircraft with a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine
W 34 fy: Armstrong Siddeley Panther engine
W 34 fao: 397 kW Siemens Sh 20 engine, only one was produced for tests with autopilot
W 34 fei: 441 kW Siemens Sh 20 U engine, only one was produced as a maritime test aircraft
W 34 fg: Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar Major engine
W 34 fue: Pratt & Whitney Hornet engine, later rebuilt as a maritime aircraft.
W 34 fi: Pratt & Whitney or BMW built 405 kW Hornet; wingspan: 18.48 m, length 10.27 m, speed 260 km/h. The aircraft had an enclosed cockpit and low-pressure tires.
W 34 gi: 405 kW BMW Hornet, only one machine was produced in 1933 for tests
W 34 hi: 485 kW BMW 132A/E, the aircraft could take 6 passengers and was equipped with improved radio- and direction finders. This version was mostly used by Luftwaffe to train pilots and radio operators.
W 34 hau: similar to hi, but it had a 526 kW Bramo 322 H engine. The type was mostly used by Luftwaffe to train its pilots and radio operators.
K 43: military W34, available in many of the above-mentioned versions.

Operators

Junkers W 34 f/fi in Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Argentina

Argentine Air Force
Argentine Naval Aviation - 1 W34 purchased in 1934, used as trainer ^[2]

Australia

Guinea Airways
Royal Australian Air Force

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force

Brazil

Syndicato Condor - Serviços Aéreos Condor

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Air Force

Canada

Chile

Chilean Air Force

China

Chinese Nationalist Air Force

Colombia

Independent State of Croatia

Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Države Hrvatske

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovak Air Force

Finland

Germany

Luftwaffe

Norway

Royal Norwegian Air Force

Papua New Guinea
Portugal

Portuguese Army Aviation (Aeronáutica Militar) operated W 34L aircraft.
Forças Aéreas da Armada operated K 43W aircraft.

Slovakia

Slovak Air Force (1939-1945)

Spanish State

Spanish Air Force

Sweden

Swedish Air Force

South Africa

South African Airways operated 2 aircraft.
South African Air Force

Venezuela

Venezuelan Air Force

Accidents

3 May 1934: a Syndicato Condor Junkers W-34 registration PP-CAR crashed during landing procedures at Rio de Janeiro. Two crew members died. The plane was recuperated and suffered a second accident on 16 April 1944.^[4]
24 February 1942: a Syndicato Condor Junkers W-34 registration P-BAOA/PP-CAO crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Riachão, Maranhão. Two crew members died.^[4]
16 April 1944: a Cruzeiro do Sul Junkers W-34 registration PP-CAR crashed during and emergency landing at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont. Two crew members died.^[4]

Specifications (W 34hi landplane)

Data from ^[5]^[6]

General characteristics

Crew: 8: pilot, co-pilot, 6 passengers
Length: 10.27 m (33 ft 8¼ in)
Wingspan: 17.75 m (58 ft 2¾ in)
Height: 3.53 m (11 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 43.0 m² (462.8 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,200 kg (7,056 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × BMW 132 radial engine, 660 hp (492 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 265 km/h (143 knots, 165 mph)
Cruise speed: 233 km/h (126 knots, 145 mph)
Range: 900 km (487 NM, 560 mi)
Service ceiling: 6,300 m (20,670 ft)
Climb to 1,000 m (3,300 ft): 3.2 min

Armament

2x 7.92 mm machine guns (dorsal) and 1x 7.92 mm machine gun (ventral)
6x 50 kg bombs (300Kg total)

References

Notes

↑ von Rauch 1984, pp.3—4.
↑ Histarmar - AVIONES DE ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA AVIACION NAVAL - JUNKERS W-34 (in Spanish) (accessed 2015-01-27)
↑ Grant 2004, pp.70—75.
1 2 3 Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve história da aviação comercial brasileira (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Europa Empresa Gráfica e Editora. p. 131.
↑ Smith and Kay 1990, p.356
↑ Wagner and Novarra, pp.185-186

Bibliography

Grant, Robert S. "Metal Marvels: Junkers W33s and W34s in the Canadian Bush". Air Enthusiast Number 110, March/April 2004. Stamford Lincs, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 70–75.
von Rauch, Georg. "A South American Air War...The Leticia Conflict". Air Enthusiast Number 26, December 1984-March 1985. Bromley Kent UK: Pilot Press. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 1–8.
Smith,J.R. and Kay, Antony. German Aircraft of the Second World War. London:Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-836-4.
Wagner, Ray and Novarra, Heinz. German Combat Aircraft New York:Doubleday, 1971. ASIN B001PIB8NE.

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Junkers aircraft designations by designating body

Company	J 1 J 2 J 3 J 4 J 5 J 6 J 7 J 8 J 9 J 10 J 11 J 12 F 13 J 15 K 16 K 17 J 18 T 19 A 20 H 21 / J 21 / T 21 J 22 T 23 G 23 F 24 / G 24 A 25 T 26 T 27 J 28 T 29 K 30 G 31 A 32 W 33 W 34 A 35 S 36 K 37 G 38 K 39 K 47 A 48 A 50 K 51 K 53

Idflieg	CL.I D.I E.I J.I

RLM	Ju 46 Ju 49 Ju 52 Ju 60 Ju 85 Ju 86 Ju 87 Ju 88 Ju 89 Ju 90 Ju 160 Ju 187 Ju 188 Ju 248 Ju 252 Ju 268 Ju 287 Ju 288 Ju 290 Ju 322 Ju 352 Ju 388 Ju 390 Ju 488 Ju 635

"EF" (experimental)	EF 61 EF 126 EF 127 EF 128 EF 131 EF 132 EF 140 EF 150

Reich Air Ministry aircraft designations

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