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Junkers A50 Junior
The Junkers A50 Junior is a German all-metal sports plane first produced by Junkers in 1929. A modernized version, produced since 2022 by Junkers Aircraft Works, features updated materials, safety systems, and avionics.
Designed by Hermann Pohlmann during the late 1920s, it incorporated the all-metal construction and various other principles practiced on Junkers' larger aircraft of the era. The A50 had a streamlined fuselage composed of corrugated duralumin, a low-mounted cantilever wing, and proportionally large flight control surfaces. It could be outfitted with conventional landing gear, skis or floats to suit a variety of different operational conditions; the aircraft was reportedly suitable for use in the tropics or near-Arctic conditions as well as from austere airstrips. It was typically powered by a single Armstrong Siddeley Genet II engine, although other powerplants could also be fitted.
In 1930, a floatplane variant of the Junkers A50 Junior set eight Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) world records for altitude, distance, and average speed. In 1931, German aviator Marga von Etzdorf became the first woman to fly solo from Berlin to Tokyo, completing the journey in a Junkers A50 Junior, the first woman to do so.
The Junkers A50 was the first sports plane designed by Hermann Pohlmann in Junkers works. It had the same modern all-metal construction, covered with corrugated duralumin sheet, as larger Junkers passenger planes. On 13 February 1929, the A50 conducted its maiden flight. Four additional prototypes followed, several equipped with different engines for testing.[citation needed]
Junkers expected to produce 5,000 aircraft, but halted manufacturing only 69 A50s, only 50 of which were ever sold.[citation needed] Sales remained modest; the aircraft was priced between £840 and £885 in 1930. Apart from Germany, they were used in several other countries and some were used by airlines. The purchase price in 1930 in the United Kingdom was between £840 and £885. Starting from the A50ce variant, the wings could be folded for easier transport.
Three Junkers A50 participated in the Challenge International touring plane competition (July 1929), placing 11th (A50be, piloted by Waldemar Roeder) and 17th. At the Challenge 1930, three A50 competed again, achieving 15th, 27th, and 29th place rankings. In June 1930, a series of eight FAI world records for altitude, range and average speed were set on a floatplane variant of A50, powered by the Armstrong Siddeley Genet II 59 kW (79 hp) engine.[citation needed] During 1931, Marga von Etzdorf flew an A50 solo from Berlin to Tokyo, the first woman to do so.
The Junkers A50 was a sports plane that featured a conventional configuration, all-metal construction, a low-mounted cantilever wing, and a stressed corrugated duralumin exterior. It was promoted for its adaptability, being as equally suitable for use during summer as it was during the winter, on land or at sea, and in the tropics or near-arctic conditions. The A50 conformed with several conventions for Junkers-built aircraft, such as the placement of the pilot in the rear seat while the passenger sat in the forward position. Both positions were provided with dual flight controls and two complete sets of instruments.
The fuselage was a precisely streamlined tube of corrugated duralumin; in spite of its extensive use of metal, it was carefully designed so that it achieved the typical weight limits of mixed-construction aircraft (e.g. those that used fabric and wood). It was supported by a number of formers and bulkheads that had provisions for easy access that permitted both inspection and repairs to be performed. The nose of the fuselage accommodated the aircraft's single engine while the rear of the fuselage tapered into a vertical wedge that extended upwards to form the fin.
Junkers A50 Junior
The Junkers A50 Junior is a German all-metal sports plane first produced by Junkers in 1929. A modernized version, produced since 2022 by Junkers Aircraft Works, features updated materials, safety systems, and avionics.
Designed by Hermann Pohlmann during the late 1920s, it incorporated the all-metal construction and various other principles practiced on Junkers' larger aircraft of the era. The A50 had a streamlined fuselage composed of corrugated duralumin, a low-mounted cantilever wing, and proportionally large flight control surfaces. It could be outfitted with conventional landing gear, skis or floats to suit a variety of different operational conditions; the aircraft was reportedly suitable for use in the tropics or near-Arctic conditions as well as from austere airstrips. It was typically powered by a single Armstrong Siddeley Genet II engine, although other powerplants could also be fitted.
In 1930, a floatplane variant of the Junkers A50 Junior set eight Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) world records for altitude, distance, and average speed. In 1931, German aviator Marga von Etzdorf became the first woman to fly solo from Berlin to Tokyo, completing the journey in a Junkers A50 Junior, the first woman to do so.
The Junkers A50 was the first sports plane designed by Hermann Pohlmann in Junkers works. It had the same modern all-metal construction, covered with corrugated duralumin sheet, as larger Junkers passenger planes. On 13 February 1929, the A50 conducted its maiden flight. Four additional prototypes followed, several equipped with different engines for testing.[citation needed]
Junkers expected to produce 5,000 aircraft, but halted manufacturing only 69 A50s, only 50 of which were ever sold.[citation needed] Sales remained modest; the aircraft was priced between £840 and £885 in 1930. Apart from Germany, they were used in several other countries and some were used by airlines. The purchase price in 1930 in the United Kingdom was between £840 and £885. Starting from the A50ce variant, the wings could be folded for easier transport.
Three Junkers A50 participated in the Challenge International touring plane competition (July 1929), placing 11th (A50be, piloted by Waldemar Roeder) and 17th. At the Challenge 1930, three A50 competed again, achieving 15th, 27th, and 29th place rankings. In June 1930, a series of eight FAI world records for altitude, range and average speed were set on a floatplane variant of A50, powered by the Armstrong Siddeley Genet II 59 kW (79 hp) engine.[citation needed] During 1931, Marga von Etzdorf flew an A50 solo from Berlin to Tokyo, the first woman to do so.
The Junkers A50 was a sports plane that featured a conventional configuration, all-metal construction, a low-mounted cantilever wing, and a stressed corrugated duralumin exterior. It was promoted for its adaptability, being as equally suitable for use during summer as it was during the winter, on land or at sea, and in the tropics or near-arctic conditions. The A50 conformed with several conventions for Junkers-built aircraft, such as the placement of the pilot in the rear seat while the passenger sat in the forward position. Both positions were provided with dual flight controls and two complete sets of instruments.
The fuselage was a precisely streamlined tube of corrugated duralumin; in spite of its extensive use of metal, it was carefully designed so that it achieved the typical weight limits of mixed-construction aircraft (e.g. those that used fabric and wood). It was supported by a number of formers and bulkheads that had provisions for easy access that permitted both inspection and repairs to be performed. The nose of the fuselage accommodated the aircraft's single engine while the rear of the fuselage tapered into a vertical wedge that extended upwards to form the fin.
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