Junkers K 16

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K 16
Junkers K 16.jpg
Role Airliner
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Junkers
First flight3 March 1921
Number built17

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.

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Variants

Junkers K.16ce photo from L'Air January 15, 1926 Junkers K.16ce L'Air January 15,1926.jpg
Junkers K.16ce photo from L'Air January 15, 1926
Engine Walter NZ-120 und Junkers K 16bo Walter NZ-120 a letadlo Junkers K 16bo.jpg
Engine Walter NZ-120 und Junkers K 16bo
Junkers K16 in Krakow, 1928 Awionetka Junkers K16 NAC 1-S-1105-1.jpg
Junkers K16 in Kraków, 1928

Specifications (K 16 prototype)

Three-view drawing of K16 Junkers K16, skica (Letectvi, August-September 1925).jpg
Three-view drawing of K16

General characteristics

Performance

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