type of aircraft
Junkers Ju 49
The Junkers Ju 49 was a German aircraft designed to investigate high-altitude flight and the techniques of cabin pressurization. It was the world's second working pressurized aircraft, following the Engineering Division USD-9A which first flew in the United States in 1921. By 1935, it was flying regularly to around 12,500 m (41,000 ft).
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Junkers
- Country of origin
- German Reich
- First flight
- 1931-10-02
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 79 kt
- Max speed
- 79 kt
- Service ceiling
- 42,700 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 9,371 lb
- Empty weight
- 7,916 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × Junkers L88a V-12
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 56.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 92.7 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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