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The
Focke-Wulf A 17
Mowe
(German: "Gull") was an
airliner
built in
Germany
in the late 1920s. It was a conventional high-wing
cantilever
monoplane
with fixed
tailwheel undercarriage
. The aircraft provided fully enclosed seating for up to eight passengers and had a separate, fully enclosed
flight deck
for the two pilots. Most examples flew with
Deutsche Luft Hansa
, serving until around 1936. In the early 1930s, two A 17s were used for testing the
Junkers Jumo 5
diesel engine
.
Focke-Wulf A 17 at
Berlin-Tempelhof
after sustaining storm damage in July 1928
In 1929, an example was built with a
BMW VI
engine and fitted out for
aerial photography
and survey work and designated
A 21
. The
cabin
was equipped with a
darkroom
. Later the same year, the BMW engine was used on a further five airliners for Luft Hansa, these being designated
A 29
.
Variants
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Specifications (A 17a)
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Focke-Wulf A 17 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.66
Data from
European Transport Aircraft since 1910
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General characteristics
- Crew:
two
- Capacity:
eight passengers
- Length:
14.63 m (48 ft 0 in) (tail up)
- Wingspan:
20.00 m (65 ft 7 in)
- Wing area:
62.5 m
2
(673 sq ft)
- Empty weight:
2,450 kg (5,401 lb)
- Gross weight:
4,000 kg (8,818 lb)
- Powerplant:
1 ×
Siemens Jupiter
VI , 360 kW (480 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed:
201 km/h (125 mph, 109 kn)
- Cruise speed:
167 km/h (104 mph, 90 kn)
- Range:
800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
- Service ceiling:
4,500 m (14,800 ft)
See also
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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