TheJunkers W 34 was aGerman-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 theJunkers W 33, noted for being a record-breaking aircraft. Further development led to theJunkers Ju 46, a catapult-launched seaplane for naval use.
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 aBristol Jupiter VII engine. The airplane was flown byWilli 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 2,024his andhaus were built under license for theRLM andLuftwaffe. The unit price was betweenRM 65,000 and 70,400.
On 31 January 1944 theLuftwaffe still had 618 W 34hi's and 516 W 34haus in service: the majority were used byflight 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 theChaco War (1932–1935) fought betweenBolivia andParaguay. See external links.
TheSwedish 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 theFinnish 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 theContinuation war the planes were used as transports, evacuating wounded and supplyingLong-Range Recon Patrols behind enemy lines. An additional five W 34s were bought in 1944 for radio navigation training (JU-131 – 135). After the war theFinnish Border Guard operated the remaining planes until 1950.
like the W 34 ci, the engine was license produced by BMW.
W 34 f
331 kWGnome 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 kWBMW Hornet, only one machine was produced in 1933 for tests
W 34 hi
485 kWBMW 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 tohi, but it had a 526 kWBramo 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.
Junkers W 34 f/fi inCanada 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.
3 May 1934 (1934-05-03):aSyndicato Condor Junkers W-34, registration PP-CAR, crashed on landing atRio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two crew members died. The plane was repaired and later suffered a second accident in 1944.[7]
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.[7]
16 April 1944 (1944-04-16):PP-CAR, the same Junkers W-34 involved in the 1934 accident, this time operating forCruzeiro do Sul, crashed during an emergency landing at Rio de JaneiroSantos Dumont Airport. Two crew members died.[7]
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]
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