Junkers Ju 52

Junkers Ju 52
Description
RoleTroop carrier
Crew
First Flight
Entered Service1935
ManufacturerJunkers Flugzeug & Motorenwerke AG
Dimensions
Length18.9 m62 ft
Wingspan29.3 m96 ft
Height m ft
Wing area ft²
Weights
Emptykg lb
Loaded9,200 kg20,270 lb
Maximum takeoffkglb
Powerplant
Engine3 × BMW 132A
Power (each)485 kW650 hp
Performance
Maximum speed265 km/h165 mph
Combat range870 km540 miles
Ferry range km miles
Service ceiling6,100 m20,000 ft
Rate of climbm/minft/min
Wing loading kg/m² lb/ft²
Power/mass160 W/kg0.096 hp/lb
Armament
Guns

The Junkers Ju 52 nicknamed "Tante Ju" (Auntie Ju) and "Iron Annie" was a civilian airliner and military transport aircraft and bomber manufactured between 1932 and 1945 by Junkers.

Originally prototyped in 1930 with one engine by Ernst Zindel in the Junkers works at Dessau, its corrugated metal fuselage gave a characteristic boxy appearance. Three BMW Hornet engines improved performance and load carrying abilities, the aircraft no redesignated as Ju 52/3M (3 Motoren = 3 engines). As a Lufthansa airliner, the Ju 52 could seat seventeen, reaching Rome from Berlin in 8 hours. Export models were also built with Pratt & Whitney Wasp and Bristol Pegasus engines.

The Ju 52 first saw military service in the Spanish Civil War with roles as a bomber and as a transport, including paratroop drops. The Luftwaffe relied on the Ju 52 for transport roles during World War II. Compared to fighters, it was slow (top speed 165 mph) and lightly armed, so an escort was always necessary; many were shot down.

While most were destroyed following war's end, a small number were manufactured after 1945 in France and Spain. Some continued in productive service by the Swiss air force until the 1980s. Quite a few are still airworthy and in regular use today.


See also: List of airworthy Ju 52

External links

Template:Commons www.ju52-3m.ch (http://www.ju52-3m.ch/about.htm)
www.compsoc.man.ac.uk (http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~wingman/ju-52.html)
www.oldprops.f9.co.uk (http://www.oldprops.f9.co.uk/Junkers%20Ju52%20Census.htm)
www.constable.ca (http://www.constable.ca/ju52.htm)


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