Focke-Wulf A 16

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type=Light passenger transport
manufacturer=Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG
designer=Heinrich Focke
Georg Wulf
first flight=1924
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variants with their own articles=The Focke-Wulf A.16 was a German three-four passenger light transport monoplane designed by Heinrich Focke and Georg Wulf and was first design built by the newly formed Focke-Wulf company.

Development

With the success of their earlier designs Focke and Wulf formed the Focke-Wulf company in 1924 and their first design was an all-wood three/four passenger airliner or light transport the A.16. First flown by Georg Wulf on 23 June 1924 at least 20 aircraft were built.

The A.16 was a high-wing monoplane of conventional configuration. The wing used a thick airfoil. The pilots sat in an open cockpit above the wing while the passengers were carried in the enclosed fuselage below. The tailskid undercarriage featured large wheels mounted on each side of the fuselage.

Variants

;A.16a:Variant powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Mercedes D.I engine.;A.16b:Variant powered by a 85 hp (63 kW) Junkers L.1a engine.;A.16c:Variant powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Siemens-Halske Sh 11 engine.;A.16d:Variant powered by a 120 hp (89 kW) Mercedes D.II engine.

pecifications (A.16c)

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crew=1
capacity=3/4
length m=8.5
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empty weight kg=570
empty weight lb=1256
gross weight kg=970
gross weight lb=2138
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eng1 type=Siemens-Halske Sh 11 7-cylinder radial piston engine
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max speed kmh=135
max speed mph=84
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range km=550
range miles=342
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ceiling m=2500
ceiling ft=8200
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References

* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1835

External links

* www.histaviation.com: [http://www.histaviation.com/Focke-Wulf_A16.html Focke-Wulf A16]