Focke-Wulf A 38

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name=A 38 Möwe


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type=Airliner
manufacturer=Focke-Wulf
designer=Wilhelm Bansemir
first flight=avyear|1931
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primary user=Deutsche Lufthansa
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number built=4
variants with their own articles=The Focke-Wulf A 38 "Möwe" (German: "Gull") was an airliner produced in Germany in the early 1930s. It was a final development of the family of designs that commenced with the A 17 in 1927. The A 38 used the same high-mounted, cantilever wing as the A 29, but mated this to an all-new fuselage design with enclosed seating for ten passengers and three crew. Unlike earlier members of the family, the flight deck was not joined to the cabin, separated now by a lavatory and baggage compartment. The main undercarriage was strengthened and the main wheels fitted with brakes, while the tailskid was replaced with a tailwheel. All four A 38s were originally fitted with Siemens- or Gnome et Rhône-built Bristol Jupiter engines (although the BMW VI had been offered as an option), but in April 1933, all aircraft were refitted with Siemens Sh 20 powerplants. By mid-1934, they had been relegated to training duties.

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crew=Three - two pilots and a radio operator
capacity=10 passengers
length m=15.40
length ft=50
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span m=20.00
span ft=65
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height m=5.30
height ft=17
height in=5
wing area sqm=62.5
wing area sqft=673
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empty weight kg=2,700
empty weight lb=5,940
gross weight kg=4,400
gross weight lb=9,680
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter VI
eng1 kw= 370
eng1 hp= 500
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max speed kmh=204
max speed mph=126
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range km=750
range miles=470
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ceiling m=3,100
ceiling ft=10,200
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climb rate ms=2.1
climb rate ftmin=420
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* [http://www.histaviation.com/Focke-Wulf_A38.html German aircraft between 1919-1945]