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Junkers A.50 Junior
The Junkers A50 was a German sports plane of the 1930s, it was used as a trainer by many Air Forces over the globe, it was also called the A50 Junior.
Variants
A50
Armstrong Siddeley Genet 59 kW (79 hp) radial engine
A50ba
Walter Vega 63 kW (84 hp) radial engine (one built)
A50be
Armstrong Siddeley Genet 59 kW (79 hp) engine
A50ce
Armstrong Siddeley Genet II 63 kW (84 hp) engine or for export Genet Major I 74 kW, folding wings
A50ci
Siemens-Halske Sh 13, 65 kW (87 hp) radial engine, folding wings. Originally designed to be mass-produced as a “Volksflugzeug”.
A50fe
Armstrong Siddeley Genet II, 63 kW (84 hp) engine, modified airframe, folding wings
KXJ1
A single Junkers A-50 supplied to the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for evaluation.
Due to their construction, the A50 were durable aircraft and they lasted long in service.
The last plane was used in the 1960s in Finland.
Specifications
Length
7.12 m (23 ft 4 in)
Wingspan
10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height
2.39 m (7 ft 10 in)
Wing area
13.7 m2 (147 sq ft)
Empty weight
340 kg (750 lb)
Gross weight
590 kg (1,301 lb)
Fuel capacity
95 l (25 US gal; 21 imp gal)
Powerplant
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Genet II 5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 65 kW (87 hp)
Propellers
2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
Maximum speed
164 km/h (102 mph, 89 kn)
Cruise speed
140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn) on 60% power
Landing speed
75 km/h (47 mph; 40 kn)
Range
600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
Endurance
5 hours
Service ceiling
4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Time to altitude
3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 21 minutes
Take-off run (over 8 m (26 ft)-high gate)
250 m (820 ft)
Landing run (over 8 m (26 ft)-high gate)
187 m (614 ft).
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