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Junkers K 16

Junkers K 16

The Junkers K 16 was a small airliner produced in Germany in the early 1920s. It was a conventional, high-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction, equipped with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot sat in an open cockpit, while the two passengers were provided with an enclosed cabin within the fuselage. Shortly after the prototype flew, aircraft production in Germany was brought to a complete halt by the Allies, and the K 16 was quickly evacuated to the Netherlands to avoid confiscation. There, it was stored by Fokker until the restrictions were relaxed and work recommenced at Junkers' Dessau factory in 1924. By this time, however, the airline niche that the tiny K 16 had been intended to fill no longer existed, and the small number that were produced were mostly sold to private owners. Junkers entered two K 16s in the 1925 Deutsche Rundflug, with one machine winning second place in the competition.

Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Category
Airliners
Country of origin
German Reich
First flight
1921-03-03

Specifications

Cruise speed
79 kt
Max speed
79 kt
Range
326 nm
Max takeoff weight
1,870 lb
Empty weight
950 lb
Powerplant
Siemens-Halske Sh 4
Engines
1
Seats
3
Length
26.3 ft
Wingspan
36.1 ft
Height
9 ft
Number built
17

Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.