Sunday 4 October 2015

Focke-Wulf F.19 Ente

Focke-Wulf F.19 Ente (Duck). The one of only two made first flew on 2nd September 1927 but crashed on 29th September after a control rod snapped during a demonstration of single-engine flight. Focke-Wulf co-founder Georg Wulf was killed in the crash. The second aircraft survived until it was destroyed in an Allied air raid in 1944.


Crew: One pilot
Capacity: 3 passengers
Length: 10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 29.5 m2 (318 ft2)
Empty weight: 1,175 kg (2,590 lb)
Gross weight: 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Siemens Sh 14, 82 kW (110 hp) each
Maximum speed: 142 km/h (88 mph)
Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)






3 comments:

  1. Excellent, Is this the first tri-cicle gear ever?

    Best regaards, Roberto

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  2. I am not sure but ahead of it's time

    cheers

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