Focke-Wulf A 17

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name=A 17 Möwe


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type=Airliner
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variants with their own articles=The Focke-Wulf A 17 "Möwe" (German: "Gull") was an airliner built in Germany in the late 1920s. It was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The aircraft provided fully enclosed seating for up to eight passengers and had a separate, fully enclosed flight deck for the two pilots. Most examples flew with Deutsche Lufthansa, serving until around 1936. In the early 1930s, two A 17s were used for testing the Junkers Jumo 5 diesel aero engine.

In 1929, an example was built with a BMW VI engine and fitted out for aerial photography and survey work and designated A 21. The cabin was equipped with a darkroom. Later the same year, the BMW engine was used on a further five airliners for Lufthansa, these designated A 29.

Variants

* A 17 - prototype with Gnome et Rhône-built Bristol Jupiter engine
** A 17a - production version with Gnome et Rhône- or Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter engine
** A 17b - version with Siemens Sh 20 engine (1 converted for testing)
** A 17c - version with Junkers Jumo 5 engine (2 converted for testing)
* A 21 Photomöwe - photographic fitted with BMW VI engine (1 built)
* A 29 - production version of A 17 with BMW VI engine (5 built)

pecifications (A 17a)

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crew=Two pilots
capacity=8 passengers
length m=13.50
length ft=44
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span m=20.00
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height m=3.20
height ft=10
height in=6
wing area sqm=62.5
wing area sqft=673
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empty weight kg=2,450
empty weight lb=5,400
gross weight kg=4,000
gross weight lb=8,800
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max speed kmh=185
max speed mph=115
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range km=800
range miles=500
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ceiling m=5,000
ceiling ft=16,400
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* [http://www.histaviation.com/Focke-Wulf_A17_Mowe.html German aircraft between 1919 and 1945]