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The Junkers Ju 60 was a single engine airliner built in prototype form in Germany in the early 1930s. It was designed to meet a requirement issued by the Reichsverkehrsministerium (Reich Transport Ministry) for a German-built equivalent to the Lockheed Vega with which to equip Deutsche Luft Hansa. The result was a sleek, cantilever monoplane of conventional configuration, with wings skinned in the corrugated duralumin that had been a hallmark of Junkers designs up to this time, although this would be the last Junkers aircraft to have this feature. The main units of the tailwheel undercarriage were retractable.

Ju 60
Role	Airliner Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Junkers Flugzeugwerke
Designer	Herman Pohlmann[1]
First flight	8 November 1932
Number built	2 (plus a one more partially constructed)

The Ju 60 was evaluated by Deutsche Luft Hansa against the Heinkel He 70. With the latter able to demonstrate a top speed 75 km/h (47 mph) better than the Ju 60, development of the Junkers design was halted before the third prototype had been completed. The two examples that had already been constructed eventually saw service with the Luftwaffe as liaison aircraft until 1942. The work done on the design would later form the basis of the Ju 160.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: Two pilots
• Capacity: Six passengers
• Length: 11.84 m (38 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 14.30 m (46 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 34.0 m² (366 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,040 kg (4,490 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,100 kg (6,820 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Siemens Sh 20 , 470 kW (630 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 285 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)
• Range: 1,000 km (621 mi, 540 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,200 m (17,100 ft)

See also

Related development

• Junkers Ju 160

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Airspeed Envoy
• Heinkel He 70
• Kharkiv KhAI-1
• Lockheed Model 9 Orion
• Manshū Hayabusa
• Polikarpov/Rafaelyants PR-12
• Tairov OKO-1
• Vultee V-1
• Northrop Delta

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 539.
• The Hugo Junkers Homepage
• Уголок неба

На других языках

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[de] Junkers Ju 60

Bei dem Flugzeugtyp Junkers Ju 60 handelt es sich um einen einmotorigen Tiefdecker mit einem Glattblechrumpf. Er wurde als Schnellverkehrsflugzeug ausgelegt und startete zu seinem Erstflug am 8. November 1932.

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- [en] Junkers Ju 60

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[fr] Junkers Ju 60

Le Junkers Ju 60 est un avion de ligne monomoteur. C'est le dernier modèle signé Hugo Junkers.

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[it] Junkers Ju 60

Lo Junkers Ju 60, designazione aziendale EF 30, fu un aereo monomotore ad ala bassa da trasporto passeggeri di linea e postale, sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica tedesca Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG nei primi anni trenta

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