The 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, noted for being a record-breaking aircraft. Further development led to the Junkers Ju 46, a catapult-launched seaplane for naval use.
Production and service
Junkers W 34 in 1929. with Willi Neuenhofen
One Junkers W 34 be/b3e managed to break the then-current altitude record on 26 May 1929 when it reached 12,739 meters (41,795 feet). That aircraft carried the markings D-1119 and it was equipped with a Bristol Jupiter VII engine. The airplane was flown by Willi 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 31 January 1944 the Luftwaffe still had 618 W 34hi's and 516 W 34haus in service: the majority were used by flight schools; mainly as navigator[2] and radio operator training (3 or 4 navigator or radio-operator trainees).
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 Swedish Air Force operated three W 33/34 between 1933 and 1953 in the transport and air ambulance roles, initially with the military designation Trp 2 and Trp 2A, eventually changed to Tp 2 and Tp 2A. One of these is preserved today in civilian colors as SE-BYA.
In 1930 Finnish Air Force bought a single W 34 (JU-122) for maritime operations and six K 43s (JU-123 – JU-128) for use as light bombers, during Continuation war the planes were used as transports, evacuating wounded and supplying Long-Range Recon Patrols behind the enemy lines. Additional five W 34s were bought in 1944 for radio navigation training (JU-131 – 135), after the war Finnish Border Guard operated the remaining planes until 1950.
like the W 34 ci, the engine was license produced by BMW.
W 34 f
331kW Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter engine, speed 190km/h, wingspan 18.48 m, length 11.10 m, enclosed cockpit, ailerons were lengthened; the export version had a cargo door
Pratt & Whitney or BMW built 405kW Hornet; wingspan: 18.48 m, length 10.27 m, speed 260km/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
485kW BMW 132A/E, the aircraft could take six 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 operators.
K 43
Military W34, available in many of the above-mentioned versions.
Operators
Junkers W 34 f/fi in Canada Aviation and Space MuseumJunkers W34h of the Colombian Air Force now on displaySwedish Junkers W 34 SE-BYA was flown by the Swedish Air Force 1933–1953 as the Trp 2A and Tp 2A ambulance aircraft. Stockholm Arlanda March 1968.
3May1934(1934-05-03): a Syndicato Condor Junkers W-34, registration PP-CAR, crashed on landing at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two crew members died. The plane was repaired and later suffered a second accident in 1944.[7]
24February1942(1942-02-24): a Syndicato Condor Junkers W-34, registration P-BAOA/PP-CAO, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Riachão, Maranhão. Two crew members died.[7]
16April1944(1944-04-16): PP-CAR, the same Junkers W-34 involved in the 1934 accident, this time operating for Cruzeiro do Sul, crashed during an emergency landing at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport. Two crew members died.[7]
Specifications (W 34he landplane)
Data from Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.3 – Flugzeugtypen Henschel-Messerschmitt,[9] Junkers aircraft and engines, 1913-1945,[10] German aircraft of the Second World War,[11] German Combat Aircraft[12]
↑Grant, Robert S. (March 2004). "Metal Marvels: Junkers W33s and W34s in the Canadian Bush". Air Enthusiast (110). Stamford Lincs, UK: 70–75. ISSN0143-5450.
↑Dan Antoniu (2014). Illustrated History of Romanian Aeronautics. p.230. ISBN978-973-0-17209-6.
123Pereira, Aldo (1987). Breve história da aviação comercial brasileira (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Europa Empresa Gráfica e Editora. p.131.
↑Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.3 – Flugzeugtypen Henschel-Messerschmitt (in German). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. pp.53, 262–263. ISBN978-3-7637-5467-0.
↑Kay, Anthony L. (2004). Junkers aircraft and engines, 1913-1945 (1sted.). London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. pp.190–197. ISBN0851779859.
↑Smith, J.R.; Kay, Anthony L. (1990). German aircraft of the Second World War (7th impressioned.). London: Putnam. pp.185–186. ISBN0851778364.
↑Wagner, Ray; Nowarra, Heinz J. (1971). German Combat Aircraft. New York: Doubleday.
Bibliography
Munson, Kenneth (1978). German Aircraft Of World War 2 in colour. Poole, Dorset, UK: Blandford Press. ISBN0-7137-0860-3.
Further reading
Andersson, Lennart. "Chinese 'Junks': Junkers Aircraft Exports to China 1925-1940". Air Enthusiast, No. 55, Autumn 1994, pp.2–7. ISSN0143-5450
Cicalesi, Juan Carlos; Rivas, Santiago (2009). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (ed.). Junkers F13 / W34 / K43 / Ju52. Serie en Argentina (in Spanish). Vol.3. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales. ISBN978-987-20557-7-6. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
Sinnhuber, Karl (2012). Salzburg To Stalingrad. UK: Milton Keynes. ISBN978-1-471-70222-8.
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