Junkers W 34

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name = Junkers W 34
type = Transport
manufacturer = Junkers

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Junkers W 34 was a German-built, single-engine, passenger- and transport aircraft. Developed in the 1920s, it was taken into service in 1926. The passenger version could take a pilot and five passengers. The aircraft was developed from the Junkers W 33. Further development led to the Junkers Ju 46.

One Junkers W 34 be/b3e managed to break the then current altitude record on May 26, 1929 when it reached 12,739 meters (41,402 feet). That aircraft carried the markings D-1119 and it was equipped with a Bristol Jupiter VII engine. The airplane was flown by Friedrich W. Neuenhofen.

The Junkers W 34 was manufactured in many different versions. The total production numbers for the civil market were around 1,000, a further 2,024 his and haus were built under license for the RLM and "Luftwaffe". The unit price was between RM 65,000 and 70,400.

On January 31 1944, the "Luftwaffe" still had 618 W 34"his and 516 W 34hau"'s in service, the majority were used by flight schools.

The Junkers K.43, nicknamed the "Bush Bomber", was used extensively during the Chaco War (1932–1935) fought between Bolivia and Paraguay. See external links.

The Colombian Air Force used the W-34 and K-43 in the Colombia-Peru War in 1932-3.

Production

;W 34 "hi": Junkers (105 aircraft built), Henschel (430), ATG (94), Dornier Wismar (58), HFB (69) and Weser (221).;W 34 "hau": Henschel (329), Arado Brandenburg (205), ATG (105), Dornier Wismar (93), HFB (192) and MIAG Braunschweig (73).

Versions

;W 34 a: 331 kW Gnôme-Rhône engine, speed: 190 km/h, wingspan: 17.75 m and length 11.10 m;W 34 be: 375 kW Gnôme-Rhône engine, speed: 230 km/h, wingspan: 17.75 m, length: 10.70 m;W 34 be/b3e: 441 kW Bristol Jupiter VII engine and was used for attempts to try breaking the world altitude record;W 34 ci: 405 kW Pratt & Whitney Hornet engine, speed: 245 km/h, equipped with cabin windows;W 34 di: like the W 34 ci, the engine was license produced by BMW.;W 34 f: 331 kW Gnôme-Rhône engine, speed 190 km/h, wingspan 18.48 m, length 11.10 m, enclosed cockpit, ailerons were lengthened; the export version had a cargo door;W 34 f: experimental aircraft with floats;W 34 fa: passenger aircraft for export;W 34 fä: export aircraft;W 34 fo: export aircraft with a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine;W 34 fy: Armstrong-Siddeley Panther engine;W 34 fao: 397 kW Siemens Sh 20 engine, only one was produced for tests with autopilot;W 34 fei: 441 kW Siemens Sh 20 U engine, only one was produced as a maritime test aircraft;W 34 fg: Armstrong-Siddeley Jaguar Major engine;W 34 fue: Pratt & Whitney Hornet engine, later rebuilt as a maritime aircraft.;W 34 fi: 405 kW Hornet manufactured by Pratt & Whitney or BMW (under license); wingspan: 18.48 m, length 10.27 m, speed 260 km/h. The aircraft had an enclosed cockpit and low-pressure tires.;W 34 gi: 405kW BMW Hornet, only one machine was produced in 1933 for tests;W 34 hi: 485 kW BMW 132A/E, the aircraft could take 6 passengers and was equipped with improved radio- and direction finders. This version was mostly used by Luftwaffe to train pilots and radio operators.;W 34 hau: similar to "hi", but it had a 526kW Bramo 322 H engine. The type was mostly used by Luftwaffe to train its pilots and radio operatörer.;K 43: military W34, available in many of the above mentioned versions.

Users

;ARG;BOL;CAN;China as ROC;COL
*Colombian Air Force
*SCADTA(Avianca);flag|Croatia|1941
* The Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia ;CZS;FIN;flag|Germany|Nazi;NOR;PNG;PAR;POR
* "Aeronáutica Militar" (Army Military Aviation): W 34L
* "Aviação Naval" (Naval Aviation): K 43W;flagicon|Spain|1939 Spain;SWE;flag|South Africa|1928

pecifications

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crew=8: pilot, co-pilot, 6 passengers
length main=10.27 m
length alt=33 ft 8 in
span main=17.75 m
span alt=58 ft 3 in
height main=3.53 m
height alt=11 ft 7 in
area main=43 m²
area alt=462.8 ft²
empty weight main=1,700 kg
empty weight alt=3,750 lb
loaded weight main=3,200 kg
loaded weight alt=7,055 lb
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engine (prop)=BMW 132
type of prop=radial engine
number of props=1
power main=660 hp
power alt=492 kW
max speed main=265 km/h
max speed alt=165 mph
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range main=900 km
range alt=560 mi
ceiling main=6,300 m
ceiling alt=20,670 ft
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*1-2x 7.92 mm machine guns (top)
*1x 7.92 mm machine gun (belly)
*8x 50 kg bombs

References

External links

[http://www.brushfirewars.org/aircraft/junkers_w34_bolivian/junkers_k43_bolivian.htm History of Bolivian Junkers K.43's use during fighting over the Gran Chaco area.]
* [http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/juw34.html Warbirds Resource Group-Luftwaffe Resource Center - Junkers Ju W34]