Junkers G 38

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The Junkers G 38 was a large German four-engined transport aircraft of the late 1920s and early 1930s, notable for its distinctive thick wing that housed passenger cabins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German aircraft
airliner
four-engined aircraft
transport aircraft
aircraftRole long-range transport
mailplane
civilRegistration D-2000
D-2500
construction all-metal
countryOfOrigin Germany
crew 7
cruiseSpeed 200 km/h
designFeature multi-crew flight deck with separate navigator and radio operator stations
passenger lounge in fuselage nose
developedInto Mitsubishi Ki-20
engineConfiguration four engines
era interwar period
firstFlight 1929-11-06
height 7.20 m
historicalSignificance one of the largest landplanes of its time
pioneered wing-integrated passenger accommodation
introduced 1929
laterMilitaryDesignation K 51
length 23.20 m
manufacturer Junkers
maximumSpeed 235 km/h
maximumTakeoffWeight 24,000 kg
NATOname none
notableFeature corrugated duralumin skin
passenger cabins inside the wings
numberBuilt 2
operator Deutsche Luft Hansa
linked to: Lufthansa

Luftwaffe
passengerCapacity 30
powerplant Junkers Jumo 204 engines
Junkers L 55 engines
primaryUser Lufthansa
range 3,000 km
retired 1941
serviceCeiling 4,000 m
status retired
survivingExamples 0
usedFor Berlin–London route
Berlin–Rome route
European long-distance routes
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane
wingspan 44.00 m
wingType thick wing

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BMW 132 usedInAircraft Junkers G 38
Junkers L 55 usedIn Junkers G 38
subject linked to: Junkers L 55 engines
Junkers L 55 powerplantFor Junkers G 38
subject linked to: Junkers L 55 engines
D-2000 aircraftType Junkers G 38
D-2000 associatedWith Junkers G 38 program
linked to: Junkers G 38
K 51 refersTo Junkers G 38
K 51 operator Deutsche Luft Hansa (as G 38 in civil form)
linked to: Junkers G 38
Mitsubishi Ki-20 derivedFrom Junkers G 38
Mitsubishi Ki-20 basedOn Junkers G 38 airliner
linked to: Junkers G 38
D-2500 aircraftFamily Junkers G 38