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. Further development led to the Junkers Ju 46.
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.
Swedish 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.
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 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
331 kW Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter engine, speed 190 km/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 405 kW Hornet; wingspan: 18.48 m, length 10.27 m, speed 260 km/h. The aircraft had an enclosed cockpit and low-pressure tires.
W 34 gi
405 kW BMW Hornet, only one machine was produced in 1933 for tests
W 34 hi
485 kW 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 526 kW 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.
3 May 1934 (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.[6]
24 February 1942 (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.[6]
16 April 1944 (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.[6]
Specifications (W 34he landplane)
Data from Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.3 – Flugzeugtypen Henschel-Messerschmitt,[7] Junkers aircraft and engines, 1913-1945,[8] German aircraft of the Second World War,[9] German Combat Aircraft[10]
Propellers: 2-bladed metal fixed-pitch propeller, 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) diameter
Performance
Maximum speed: 265 km/h (165 mph, 143 kn) at sea level
Cruise speed: 233 km/h (145 mph, 126 kn)
Landing speed: 116 km/h (72 mph; 63 kn)
Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
Service ceiling: 6,300 m (20,700 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.25 m/s (1,033 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 3 minute 12 seconds
Armament
2x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine guns (dorsal) and 1x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine gun (ventral)
6x 50 kg (110 lb) bombs (300Kg total)
References
^Zoeller, Horst. . Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
^von Rauch, Georg (December 1984). "A South American Air War...The Leticia Conflict". Air Enthusiast (26): 1–8. ISSN 0143-5450.
^"Historia y Arqueologia Marítima : AVIONES DE ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA AVIACION NAVAL " JUNKERS W-34 "". histarmar (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^Grant, Robert S. (March 2004). "Metal Marvels: Junkers W33s and W34s in the Canadian Bush". Air Enthusiast. Stamford Lincs, UK (110): 70–75. ISSN 0143-5450.
^Dan Antoniu (2014). Illustrated History of Romanian Aeronautics. p. 230. ISBN978-973-0-17209-6.
^ abcPereira, 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 (1st ed.). London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. pp. 190–197. ISBN0851779859.
^Smith, J.R.; Kay, Anthony L. (1990). German aircraft of the Second World War (7th impression ed.). London: Putnam. pp. 185–186. ISBN0851778364.
^Wagner, Ray; Nowarra, Heinz J. (1971). German Combat Aircraft. New York: Doubleday.
Further reading
Andersson, Lennart. "Chinese 'Junks': Junkers Aircraft Exports to China 1925-1940". Air Enthusiast, No. 55, Autumn 1994, pp. 2–7. ISSN 0143-5450
Cicalesi, Juan Carlos; Rivas, Santiago (2009). Núñez Padin, Jorge Felix (ed.). . 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.
External links
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The Hugo Junkers Homepage by Horst Zoeller - Junkers W33/W34
"Flyers Of The Sea", October 1931, Popular Mechanics
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Junkers W 34 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Further development led to the Junkers Ju 46 W 34Canadian Airways CF ARIRole TransportManufacturer JunkersDesigner Herman Pohlman 1 Introduction 1926Developed from Junkers W 33Developed into Junkers Ju 46 Contents 1 Production and service 2 Production 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Accidents and incidents 6 Specifications W 34he landplane 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksProduction and service EditOne 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 Swedish 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 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 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 Colombian Air Force used the W 34 and K 43 in the Colombia Peru War in 1932 3 2 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 Finnish K 43s in Kiestinki May 1942Production EditW 34 hi Junkers 105 aircraft built Henschel 430 ATG 94 Dornier Wismar 58 HFB 69 and Weser 221 W 34 hau Henschel 329 Arado Brandenburg 205 ATG 105 Dornier Wismar 93 HFB 192 and MIAG Braunschweig 73 Variants EditW 34 a 331 kW Gnome et Rhone 9A Jupiter engine speed 190 km h wingspan 17 75 m and length 11 10 m W 34 be 375 kW Gnome et Rhone 9A Jupiter engine speed 230 km h wingspan 17 75 m length 10 70 m W 34 be b3e 441 kW Bristol Jupiter VII engine and was used for attempts to try breaking the world altitude record W 34 ci 405 kW Pratt amp Whitney Hornet engine speed 245 km h equipped with cabin windows W 34 di like the W 34 ci the engine was license produced by BMW W 34 f 331 kW Gnome et Rhone 9A Jupiter engine speed 190 km h wingspan 18 48 m length 11 10 m enclosed cockpit ailerons were lengthened the export version had a cargo door W 34 f experimental aircraft with floats W 34 fa passenger aircraft for export W 34 fa export aircraft W 34 fo export aircraft with a Pratt amp Whitney R 1340 engine W 34 fy Armstrong Siddeley Panther engine W 34 fao 397 kW Siemens Halske Sh 20 engine only one was produced for tests with autopilot W 34 fei 441 kW Siemens Halske Sh 20U engine only one was produced as a maritime test aircraft W 34 fg Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar Major engine W 34 fue Pratt amp Whitney Hornet engine later rebuilt as a maritime aircraft W 34 fi Pratt amp Whitney or BMW built 405 kW Hornet wingspan 18 48 m length 10 27 m speed 260 km h The aircraft had an enclosed cockpit and low pressure tires W 34 gi 405 kW BMW Hornet only one machine was produced in 1933 for tests W 34 hi 485 kW 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 526 kW 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 Edit Junkers W 34 f fi in Canada Aviation and Space Museum ArgentinaArgentine Air Force Argentine Naval Aviation 1 W34 purchased in 1934 used as trainer 3 AustraliaGuinea Airways Royal Australian Air Force BoliviaBolivian Air Force BrazilSyndicato Condor Servicos Aereos Condor BulgariaBulgarian Air Force CanadaRoyal Canadian Air Force Canadian Airways 4 ChileChilean Air Force ChinaChinese Nationalist Air Force ColombiaColombian Air Force SCADTA Avianca Independent State of CroatiaZrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Drzave Hrvatske CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovak Air Force FinlandFinnish Air Force Finnish Border Guard GermanyLuftwaffe NorwayRoyal Norwegian Air Force Papua New Guinea PortugalPortuguese Army Aviation Aeronautica Militar operated W 34L aircraft Forcas Aereas da Armada operated K 43W aircraft RomaniaRoyal Romanian Air Force operated 10 W 34 hi aircraft 5 SlovakiaSlovak Air Force 1939 45 Spanish StateSpanish Air Force SwedenSwedish Air Force South AfricaSouth African Airways operated 2 aircraft South African Air Force VenezuelaVenezuelan Air ForceAccidents and incidents Edit3 May 1934 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 6 24 February 1942 1942 02 24 a Syndicato Condor Junkers W 34 registration P BAOA PP CAO crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Riachao Maranhao Two crew members died 6 16 April 1944 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 6 Specifications W 34he landplane EditData from Die Deutsche Luftrustung 1933 1945 Vol 3 Flugzeugtypen Henschel Messerschmitt 7 Junkers aircraft and engines 1913 1945 8 German aircraft of the Second World War 9 German Combat Aircraft 10 General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 6 pax Length 10 27 m 33 ft 8 in Wingspan 18 48 m 60 ft 8 in Height 3 53 m 11 ft 7 in Wing area 44 m2 470 sq ft Empty weight 1 700 kg 3 748 lb Gross weight 3 200 kg 7 055 lb Fuel capacity 477 L 126 US gal 105 imp gal Powerplant 1 BMW 132A 9 cylinder air cooled radial piston engine 480 kW 650 hp 660 PS Propellers 2 bladed metal fixed pitch propeller 3 1 m 10 ft 2 in diameterPerformance Maximum speed 265 km h 165 mph 143 kn at sea level Cruise speed 233 km h 145 mph 126 kn Landing speed 116 km h 72 mph 63 kn Range 900 km 560 mi 490 nmi Service ceiling 6 300 m 20 700 ft Rate of climb 5 25 m s 1 033 ft min Time to altitude 1 000 m 3 300 ft in 3 minute 12 secondsArmament 2x 7 92 mm 0 312 in machine guns dorsal and 1x 7 92 mm 0 312 in machine gun ventral 6x 50 kg 110 lb bombs 300Kg total References Edit Zoeller Horst Junkers Who is Who Archived from the original on October 27 2009 Retrieved 2016 06 22 von Rauch Georg December 1984 A South American Air War The Leticia Conflict Air Enthusiast 26 1 8 ISSN 0143 5450 Historia y Arqueologia Maritima AVIONES DE ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA AVIACION NAVAL JUNKERS W 34 histarmar in Spanish Buenos Aires Retrieved 26 April 2019 Grant Robert S March 2004 Metal Marvels Junkers W33s and W34s in the Canadian Bush Air Enthusiast Stamford Lincs UK 110 70 75 ISSN 0143 5450 Dan Antoniu 2014 Illustrated History of Romanian Aeronautics p 230 ISBN 978 973 0 17209 6 a b c Pereira Aldo 1987 Breve historia da aviacao comercial brasileira in Portuguese Rio de Janeiro Europa Empresa Grafica e Editora p 131 Nowarra Heinz J 1993 Die Deutsche Luftrustung 1933 1945 Vol 3 Flugzeugtypen Henschel Messerschmitt in German Koblenz Bernard amp Graefe Verlag pp 53 262 263 ISBN 978 3 7637 5467 0 Kay Anthony L 2004 Junkers aircraft and engines 1913 1945 1st ed London Putnam Aeronautical Books pp 190 197 ISBN 0851779859 Smith J R Kay Anthony L 1990 German aircraft of the Second World War 7th impression ed London Putnam pp 185 186 ISBN 0851778364 Wagner Ray Nowarra Heinz J 1971 German Combat Aircraft New York Doubleday Further reading EditAndersson Lennart Chinese Junks Junkers Aircraft Exports to China 1925 1940 Air Enthusiast No 55 Autumn 1994 pp 2 7 ISSN 0143 5450 Cicalesi Juan Carlos Rivas Santiago 2009 Nunez Padin Jorge Felix ed Junkers F13 W34 K43 Ju52 Serie en Argentina in Spanish Vol 3 Bahia Blanca Argentina Fuerzas Aeronavales ISBN 978 987 20557 7 6 Archived from the original on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2015 01 27 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Junkers W 34 History of Bolivian Junkers K 43 s use during fighting over the Gran Chaco area Warbirds Resource Group Luftwaffe Resource Center Junkers Ju W34 The Hugo Junkers Homepage by Horst Zoeller Junkers W33 W34 Flyers Of The Sea October 1931 Popular Mechanics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Junkers W 34 amp oldid 1144472894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
