Junkers F 13 - THE RETURN OF A LEGEND
Junkers F 13 - THE RETURN OF A LEGEND Today, we take it for granted that we can fly anywhere in the world, but the modest beginnings of international air travel are not even a century old. It was the…
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Junkers F 13 - THE RETURN OF A LEGEND
Today, we take it for granted that we can fly anywhere in the world, but the modest beginnings of international air travel are not even a century old. It was the first all-metal aircraft, which enabled it to shatter many records for both altitude and distance flown until 1932. The Junkers F 13, introduced in 1919, could seat only four passengers, but this plane was the mother of global commercial flight and was used on five continents.
In 2009, a group of passionate aircraft designers set out to build a replica F 13 and get it in the air. Despite these achievements, this pioneering plane has been overshadowed by its famous successor, the JU 52; of the 347 F 13s produced, only five survive in museums, and none are airworthy. With support from RIMOWA, a leading luggage manufacturer, this dream became a reality.
This volume tells the tale of the first Junkers F 13 and the amazing story of its reconstruction, from the detective-like search for original documents and design drawings to preparing for the first test flights.
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