1st Flight 1921
Junkers-Larsen JL-12
Ground-attack derivative of the Junkers-Larsen JL-6, armoured, and armed with a downward-pointing battery of 30 Thompson submachine guns.
Armament– 30 Thompson 0.45′ cal, of which 28 shooting down, including 12 in the floor at an angle to the front, 6 vertically down and 10 at an angle backwards.
The armament was activated remotely by the on-board gunner using a control panel.
In addition, two mobile machine guns with the ability to fire in the front half-sphere were attached to the crew cabin windows.
Bomb load capacity- 100 kg.
Variants
Junkers-Larsen JL-6 Civil Version.
American version of the F 13 built by Junkers-Larsen.
Eight built.
Specifications
Crew: 3
Length: 9.59 m (31 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 34.50 m2 (371.4 sq ft)
Empty weight: 951 kg (2,097 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 1,640 kg (3,616 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × US Liberty 12 with a power of 309 kW (420 hp).
Performance
Maximum speed: 173 km/h (107 mph, 93 kn)
Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)
Range: 1,400 km (870 mi, 760 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.40 m/s (472 ft/min)
Power/mass: 0.0712 kW/kg (0.0443 hp/lb).
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