Junkers A 32
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File:Junkers A 32 L'Aéronautique December,1927.jpg
The Junkers A 32 was a mail plane built in prototype form in Germany in the late 1920s, and later developed as a prototype reconnaissance-bomber under the designation K 39. The design was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage. Construction was metal throughout, with corrugated duralumin skin. Three open cockpits were provided in tandem; the third seat intended from the outset to accommodate a tail gunner for a military version of the aircraft. In fact, the militarised version developed in Sweden by AB Flygindustri featured a fourth crew position as well, for a bombardier. This version featured twin machine guns built into the engine cowling, and a trainable machine gun for the tail gunner.
Only two A 32s were built, and the first prototype was destroyed in a crash on 2 November 1927 that killed Junkers engineer Karl Plauth. The sole K 39 constructed may have been modified from the second prototype. No sales of either the civil or military version ensued.
Specifications (K 39)
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|crew=Four - pilot, observer, gunner, and bombardier
|length m=11.10
|length ft=36
|length in=5
|span m=17.8
|span ft=58
|span in=5
|height m=3.38
|height ft=11
|height in=1
|wing area sqm=40.0
|wing area sqft=430
|empty weight kg=2,150
|empty weight lb=4,730
|gross weight kg=3,480
|gross weight lb=7,660
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Junkers L55
|eng1 kw=447
|eng1 hp=600
|max speed kmh=230
|max speed mph=140
|range km=830
|range miles=520
|armament = *2 × fixed, forward-firing machine guns
- 1 × trainable, rearward-firing machine gun
- 100 kg (220 lb) bombs
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References
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=546 }}
- [http://hugojunkers.bplaced.net/junkers-a32.html The Hugo Junkers Homepage]
- [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other1/juk39.html Уголок неба]
Further reading
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- {{cite book |last = Zuerl |first = Walter |title = Deutsche Flugzeug Konstrukteure |location = München, Germany |publisher = Curt Pechstein Verlag |year = 1941 }}
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