The logo for Junkers AG
Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG was an aircraft and engine manufacturer that produced various designs for Germany before and during World War II.
History[]
The origins of the company can be traced back to 1910, when Professor Hugo Junkers was granted a patent for an all-wing aircraft, with engines, fuel system, crew, freight holds and passenger accommodation contained within the wing. this was followed in 1915 by the Junkers J1, a fully metallic, low-wing cantilever monoplane.
After the First World War, Professor Junkers began quantity production, by the dedicated Junkers Flugzeugbau, of a number of all-metal commercial aircraft, culminating in the 1930s in types that could also be used for bombing missions.[1]
Following the wide use of his opposed diesel engines during World War 1, Junkers founded Junkers Motorenbau G.m.b.h in 1923, which was dedicated to the development and production of diesel, carburettor and compression ignition aero engines. On 15 July 1936, Junkers Flugzeugbau and Junkers Motorenbau were amalgamated, forming Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG.[2]
By the latter stage of the war, Junkers aircraft were being built in occupied France as well as Germany.[1]
World War II types[]
Aircraft[]
Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86, Junkers Ju 87, Junkers Ju 88, Junkers Ju 188, Junkers Ju 248, Junkers Ju 252, Junkers Ju 287, Junkers Ju 288, Junkers Ju 290, Junkers 352, Junkers Ju 388, Junkers Mistel[3]
Engines[]
Jumo 205, Jumo 207, Jumo 211, Jumo 213, Jumo 222, Jumo 004
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gunston, Bill (Forward). Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. Tiger Books. 1989. ISBN 1-85501-996-5. (Reprint of Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1945/1946. Bridgeman, Leonard (Editor). 1946). Page 170
- ↑ Gunston, Bill (Forward). Page 294
- ↑ Gunston, Bill (Forward). Pages 170 to 176