This is about my book about second world war fighter aircraft piston engines. Note the american ford version of the trimotor came out in 1925 but owed a debt of gratitude to junkers pioneer work. The ju 290 was built by junkers, the firm founded by prof. Junkers ju 523m is on display at the technikmuseum hugo junkers in dessau, which is situated where the junkers factory stood up until 1945. The junkers s 36 was a twinengine mail plane developed in germany in the late 1920s that was further developed in sweden as a multirole military aircraft, albeit unsuccessfully, under the designation k 37. The junkers jumo 223 was an experimental 24cylinder aircraft engine based on the junkers jumo 205.
Published by putnam aeronautical books, london, 2004. It had four banks of six cylinders in a rhomboid configuration, with four crankshafts one at each vertex of the rhombus, and 48 pistons. The junkers threeengine, allmetal lowwing monoplane passenger aircraft was manufactured in 1925. Hugo junkers, a german, built the first allmetal monoplane in 1910, but the design was not accepted until 1933, when the boeing 247d entered service. Jul 09, 2015 junkers returned to the road to the flying wing by starting modestly with the g. The development and utilization of the junkers ju52 are the main apsects of this publication. Bundesarchiv bild 14620050015, flugzeugbau, arbeit an flugmotoren. The original junkers was a very modern airplane for its day, featuring allmetal construction and some armor for the vulnerable portions of the ship. Hugo junkers was a leading pioneer of aviation, especially allmetal aircraft construction, and his name is associated with great aerodynamic and structural advances in. Junker one of the pioneers in aviation as well as gas engines and more. The design itself was a lowwing cantilever monoplane of largely conventional design, featuring twin tails and fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. Junkers aircraft and engines, 191945 putnam aviation kay, antony l. Technikmuseum hugo junkers dessau 2020 all you need to.
Buy junkers aircraft and engines 191945 by antony l kay online at alibris. The junkers allmetal, cantilevered wing from wwi was a technological breakthrough by a professor named hugo junkers. As it says, it covers the junkers company from 19 to 1945. By 1910, junkers had combined the opposedpiston principal with the diesel combustion cycle compression ignition. One of the most notable opes in history was the junkers jumo engine, which was developed by professor hugo junkers for use in german civil and military airplanes manufactured between 1930 and 1945. The passenger version could take a pilot and five passengers. Designed and built by the junkers aircraft company of dessau, germany, the ju 52 was originally intended as a single engine cargo aircraft. Accordingly, this new book by richard byers is a most welcome corrective to that dearth of knowledge. Airplane history part 3 greatest engineering achievements of the. The junkers l88 was junkers first geared v12 engine, appearing c. South african airways ordered a further two junkers ju90 with twin wasp engines. Having this background as well as a reasonable level of technical german makes this possible.
Junkers k 37 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Junkers, hugo article about junkers, hugo by the free. The junkers w 34 was a germanbuilt, single engine, passenger and transport aircraft. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. On his 76 th birthday, february 3, 1935, the nazis visited hugo junkers for one last round of negotiations to persuade him to give them the rights to his companies. Media in category junkers jumo 211 the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. It starts with the j1 and goes to the j2, and the j3 and so on through every plane the put into production, and every prototype plane they built, and it appears just about every plane they even thought about. The author notes that his objective is to advance understanding beyond the specialists of early twentieth century germany of hugo junkerss life and work.
A doubleopposedpiston, twocycle internal combustion engine with intake and exhaust ports at opposite ends of the cylinder explanation of junkers engine. In 1934 he was pushed out of his own company by the nazi government. This book provides a complete modelling guide with numerous profiles, line. A truly gifted engineer, hugo junkers work in aviation truly began at the age of nearly 50. It performed reasonably well, but concerns about durability and economy led to the licence between hugo junkers and robert doxford. In 1892, hugo junkers began experimental development of twostroke, opposedpiston, gas engines. When one side built more powerful engines, the other countered with sleeker. During junkers lifetime he amassed over patents in thermodynamics, aircraft structures, internal combustion engines and more. By focusing on his contributions to aeronautics, but also by clarifying the challenges junkers faced, byers offers a nuanced evaluation of.
These two aircraft were not delivered until the breakout of wwii and both later went to luftwaffe. An upgraded model, the ju 523m, was powered by three engines and excelled as an eighteenseat airliner. Hugo junkers himself was only able to influence the ju52 development during the first two years. Hugo junkers 3 february 1859 3 february 1935 was a german aircraft engineer and aircraft designer who pioneered the design of allmetal airplanes and flying wings. Junkers aircraft and engines, 191945 by antony l couper, paul. Junkers investigated adapting this style of engine for aircraft use, but world war i and its aftermath prolonged development. In november 1938 lufthansa ordered three junkers ju90, a further ju90 was ordered by rlm for flight tests. Hugo junkers and the dream of aviation focuses on a pioneer whose name is more often associated with world war ii, yet he was very much a pioneer of air transport in the 1920s and early 1930s. Junkers aircraft and engines 191945 by antony l kay. Junkers engine article about junkers engine by the free. Reclaiming the legacy of hugo junkers from the nazis. Though there is no official record of how it is known that hugo junkers died in his home that day.
The twin engine design of the latter established the foundation of modern air transport. Hugo junkers ein politisches essay by groehler, olaf erfurth, helmut and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The biggest problems with diesel engines was apparently the cylinder heads the junkers design eliminated the head. Herta junkers was born on month day 1899, to hugo junkers and therese ida sidonie junkers. The iconic and legendary junkers ju 52 first flew in 1930. More than any other design, the aircraft realized junkerss corporate vision, which had long envisaged a united and harmonious interaction of research, development, and horizontal integration of airframe and aeroengine production. Development, production and technical history by william a. Junkers aircraft welcome to the hugo junkers homepage. Junkers returned to the road to the flying wing by starting modestly with the g.
A historical look at opposedpiston engines achates. Download pdf junkers aircraft and engines 19 1945 book full free. The junkers j 2 was the first allmetal aircraft intended as a dedicated military aircraft design, the first allmetal aircraft meant to be a fighter aircraft, and was the direct descendant of the pioneering j 1 allmetal aircraft technology demonstrator design of 1915. Junkers aircraft of the early twenties 19191925 junkers aircraft of the late twenties 1925 1930 junkers aircraft of the early thirties 1930 1933 junkers aircraft of the late thirties 19331939 late junkers aircraft of the fourties 1940 1945 junkers post war aircraft designs 1945 1960 junkers aircraft project designs.
The j 21 was an allmetal, parasolwing monoplane of conventional configuration and fixed, tailskid undercarriage. Some engineers claimed fairbanks pirated the junkers design. Combined with a direct injection fuel system, opes represent an ideal platform for a compression ignition engine. Join facebook to connect with hugo junkers and others you may know. After that, junkers began work on support plane for the army, the cl. Like the jumo 205, it was an opposed piston twostroke diesel engine. The author notes that his objective is to advance understanding beyond the specialists of early twentieth century germany of hugo junkers s life and work. Examining in detail the output of one of germanys most famous aircraft manufacturers, junkers. Hugo junkers 18591935 was a german engineer and aircraft designer generally credited as the pioneer of allmetal airplanes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It arrived at the front too late to influence the outcome of the war, but in a period of fabric and wood biplanes the d. Junkers aircraft and engines, 191945 putnam aviation. I was a revolutionary allmetal monoplane designed by professor hugo junkers during world war 1. I found a note in lyle cummins book diesels engine to say that clm was a division of peugeot, and built junkers engines in the 1920,s, but also built an automotive version an opposedpiston diesel until the 1950s.
It was designed for a power of 2,500 horsepower at 4,400 rpm, and. Hugo junkers 3 february 1859 3 february 1935 was a german aircraft engineer and. This aircraft was later also taken over by lufthansa. Dec 11, 2015 blue dial with white, in the dark blue shining digits markers and silver colored junkers apply. Despite the fact that the prototypes were unable to attain the. Junkers jumo 223 aircraft engine old machine press. In addition to aircraft, junkers also built both diesel and petrol engines and held various thermodynamic and metallurgical patents. Unlike traditional fourstroke engines, opes combine two pistons per cylinder.
Pdf junkers ju 52 civilian download full pdf book download. Hugo junkers, one of pioneers of allmetal aircraft construction. Junkers aircraft and engines 19 1945 available for download and read online in other formats. For example, lockheed and lockheed martin are considered two separate listings in the military factory database. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Hugo junkers was born on february 3, 1859, rheydt, in rhine province of prussia to successful german industrialist, johann heinrich junkers and his wife, luise junkers. It was used in the first pressurised aircraft, the junkers ju 49 and, for a while, in the large g 38 airliner and its japanese built military version.
The schematic above shows the basic design, two pistons coming together, with ignition between the piston heads. The junkers ju 88 was a world war ii german luftwaffe twinengine, multirole aircraft. Air transport community of tradition near wunstorf, germany. German aircraft engineer who designed the first successful allmetal airplane and helped establish early mail and passenger airlines. Naturally gifted with mechanics and engineering as his father was, hugo junkers passed his abitur a german universitypreparatory. I was nicknamed the blechesel sheet metal donkey, a ground attack plane, and made its first flight in the winter of 1916. The jumo 223 had encountered vibration issues as a result of its construction, and its maximum output of 2,500 hp 1,860 kw fell short of. One of the goals of the book is to analyse why certain difficulties occured in the engines of the fighter aircraft over the skies of europe in ww2, and without a professional background in piston engine design such a book would be impossible. The fairbanksmorse op engine was introduced in 1933.
Hugo junkers news newspapers books scholar jstor february 20. Hugo junkers was a leading pioneer of aviation, especially allmetal aircraft construction, and his. Junkers aircraft and motor works more commonly junkers. The junkers ju 88 was a ww2 german luftwaffe twinengine, multirole aircraft and one of the best bombers of ww2 affectionately known as the maid of all work the ju 88 proved to be great at any role. Designed by hugo junkers company in the mid1930s, it suffered from a number o. I factory designation j 9 was a fighter aircraft produced in germany late in world war i, significant for becoming the first allmetal fighter to enter service. Found at hoboken on the aviation bookshop stand, this book about the junkers f, one of the first true airliner. The full history of t he aircraft is covered including the. Regarding the junkers opposedpiston diesel engine design. Chapter 4 the junkers jumo 205 diesel engine junkers jumo diesel aircraft engines are the only large engines functioning on the twocycle principle which are used in modern aviation. They are built in germany and are used extensively in both civil and military airplanes in that country. There are a total of 26 junkers company chronological aircraft list product entries in the military factory. J is for junkers 87 1943 english wartime childrens alphabet book of airplanes the german dive bomber aka the stuka. You will find information about all aircraft and engines, developed by hugo junkers, the famous german aviation pioneer, between 1915 and 1933, as well as by the junkers flugzeugwerke ag, which became germanys no.
A comprehensive survey of every type of aircraft and engine designed, built or flown by junkers, from the first. The junkers ju 52 story takes the reader on a journey from the desolate snowswept airstrips of pitomnik and gumrak in stalingrad medivac, resupply to the high green valleys of north vietnam paratroop drop and level bomber, from the fetid jungles of the amazonian rain forests medivac during the small latinamerican wars of the. Books about junkers airplanes, junkers bauhaus, and general aviation. Please note that some brands are listed separately in the list below. Note the american ford version of the trimotor came out in 1925 but owed a. The junkers j 21 manufacturers sales designations t 21 and h 21 was a reconnaissance aircraft designed in germany in the early 1920s and produced in the soviet union at the junkers plant at fili for use by the soviet air force. The pilot and observer sat in tandem, open cockpits. It used a cylinder of 19 12 x 37 and developed 250 hp at rpm. Mar 20, 2015 silver colored dial with green luminous digits indices superluminova and silver colored junkers apply. For example, lockheed and lockheed martin are considered two separate listings in the military factory. A total of 400 passenger airliners were sold until the breakout of wwii.
Hugo junkers 18591935 german engineer and aircraft designer in 1920. It produced some of the worlds most innovative and bestknown airplanes over the course of its fiftyplus year history in dessau, germany. Annelise drommer, werner junkers and 10 other siblings. Hugo junkers was a leading pioneer of aviation, especially allmetal aircraft. Under pressure from the nazis, who sought to consolidate aircraft production under the national government. Junkers jumo 224 aircraft engine old machine press. With 3view drawings, cutaways, fine photographs and unsurpassed indepth treatment of the design history of junkers aircraft, this volume is the definitive history of a german engineering legend. The prototype, a private venture by junkers designated the j 7, first flew on 17 september 1917. Oct 03, 2015 under junkers engineer manfred gerlach, development of the junkers motorenbau jumo 224 twostroke, opposedpiston, diesel aircraft engine began when the development of the jumo 223 stopped in mid1942. Eight stage compressor, single stage turbine with axial flow, diesel oil the developement of the jumo 004 was based on the magdeburg experiments. In this was the fourengine ju 290 was modified into the sixengine ju 390. Junkerss engine division, fulfilling junkerss aim of unity between engine and airframe design.
However the ju52 production survived hugo junkers for years. Hugo junkers died on 3 february 1935, on his 76th birthday, in his house in gauting near munich. Designed and built by the junkers aircraft company of dessau, germany, the ju 52 was originally intended as a singleengine cargo aircraft. Junkers synonyms, junkers pronunciation, junkers translation, english dictionary definition of junkers. Vom original zum modell, junkers ju 88 helmut erfurth on. It was proposed by hugo junkers, of germany, prior to 1911. Junkers aircraft and engines 191945 by antony l kay alibris. Junkers definition of junkers by the free dictionary. Junkers aircraft factory photo book 1937 usm books. The junkers works also built jumo aircraft engines. Junkers ju 290 and ju 390 technical pages german u.
Find junkers aircraft and engines, 191945 putnam avia. The original junkers d1 was a very modern airplane for its day, featuring allmetal construction and some armor for the vulnerable portions of the ship. Two prototypes were constructed at the junkers factory in dessau, the second with a wing of reduced area. Herta junkers historical records and family trees myheritage. The junkers w 34 was a germanbuilt, singleengine, passenger and transport aircraft. Junkers edition eurofighter in our official junkers shop. Developed in the 1920s, it was taken into service in 1926. Starting with the single engined ju521m, nowarra links to the development of the three engine version and ist civil utilization first. The ju 390v1 was equipped as as a transport aircraft, and the ju 390v2 as a longdistance maritime patrol aircraft.