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| Country:
Germany |
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Type: Transport |
| Manufacturer:
Junkers |
| Service:
1931 - 19454 |
| First
Flight: 13 October 1930 |
| Production:
4845 |
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The Junkers Ju 52 was a transport aircraft and bomber manufactured from 1932 to 1945 by Junkers. It saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. In a civilian role, it flew with well over a dozen air carriers including Swissair and Lufthansa as an airliner and freight hauler. In a military role, it flew with the Luftwaffe as a troop and cargo transport, with a secondary role as a medium bomber. The Swiss Air Force also flew the Ju 52, with three machines remaining in operation until the early 1980s.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( Junkers Ju 52/3m g7e) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: 3 (two pilots, radio operator)
- Capacity: 18 troops or 12 litter patients
- Length: 18.90 m (62 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 29.25 m (95 ft 10 in)
- Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 110.5 m (1,190 ft)
- Empty weight: 6,510 kg (14,325 lb)
- Loaded weight: 9,200 kg (20,270 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 10,990 kg (24,200 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 x BMW 132T radial engines, 533 kW (715 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 265 km/h (165 mph) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 211 km/h (132 mph)
- Range: 870 km (540 miles)
- Service ceiling 5,490 m (18,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 17 minutes to 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun in a dorsal position
- 2 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns
- Bombs: up to 455 kg (1,000 lb) of bombs (some variants)
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