Based on the single-engine Focke-Wulf A 16 with the nose faired over and fitted with two wing-mounted 58 kW (78 hp) Junkers L.1a inline engines,[1] the GL18 had an enclosed cabin for a pilot and four passengers. The GL18 first flew on 9 August 1926 and was used by Deutsche Luft Hansa until 1932. The next aircraft was the GL 18a variant with two Siemens Sh 11 engines which was followed by the GL 18c with two Siemens Sh 12 engines. The 18a and 18b had slightly wider fuselages. In 1927, a modified Siemens Sh 12-engined variant, the GL 22, was produced. It had a deeper fuselage, the engines were mounted underneath the wings and it had a revised landing gear.[1]
focke, wulf, 1920s, german, light, transport, monoplane, designed, built, focke, wulf, role, light, transport, monoplane, national, origin, germany, manufacturer, focke, wulf, first, flight, august, 1926, primary, user, deutsche, luft, hansa, number, built, gl. The Focke Wulf GL 18 was a 1920s German light transport monoplane designed and built by Focke Wulf 1 Focke Wulf GL 18 Role Light transport monoplane National origin Germany Manufacturer Focke Wulf First flight 9 August 1926 Primary user Deutsche Luft Hansa Number built 3 GL18 4 GL22 Developed from Focke Wulf A 16Design and development editBased on the single engine Focke Wulf A 16 with the nose faired over and fitted with two wing mounted 58 kW 78 hp Junkers L 1a inline engines 1 the GL18 had an enclosed cabin for a pilot and four passengers The GL18 first flew on 9 August 1926 and was used by Deutsche Luft Hansa until 1932 The next aircraft was the GL 18a variant with two Siemens Sh 11 engines which was followed by the GL 18c with two Siemens Sh 12 engines The 18a and 18b had slightly wider fuselages In 1927 a modified Siemens Sh 12 engined variant the GL 22 was produced It had a deeper fuselage the engines were mounted underneath the wings and it had a revised landing gear 1 Variants editGL18 Twin engined variant of the Focke Wulf A 16 with a Junkers L 1a inline engine one built GL18b Siemens Sh 11 powered variant one built GL18c Siemens Sh 12 powered variant one built GL22 Revised variant with Siemens Sh 12 engines four built Specifications GL 22 edit nbsp Focke Wulf GL 18 3 view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No 46 Data from 1 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of AircraftGeneral characteristicsCrew one Capacity four passengers Length 11 00 m 36 ft 1 in Wingspan 16 00 m 52 ft 6 in Height 3 00 m 9 ft 10 in Wing area 32 00 m2 344 46 sq ft Empty weight 1 180 kg 2 601 lb Gross weight 1 820 kg 4 013 lb Powerplant 2 Siemens Sh 12 radial piston engine 93 kW 125 hp each Performance Maximum speed 166 km h 96 mph 83 kn Range 900 km 559 mi 486 nmi Service ceiling 3 500 m 11 485 ft References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Focke Wulf GL 18 Notes a b c d Orbis 1985 p 1855 Bibliography The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Focke Wulf GL 18 amp oldid 969332193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
