Junkers A 35

A 35
Junkers A 20 "Yesil Bursa"
Role Postal, training and military aircraft
Manufacturer Junkers
Designer Mader and Zindel
Primary user Russian Air Force
Number built 186


Junkers A 35 was a two-seater cantilever monoplane, used for postal, training and military purposes. The aircraft was designed in the 1920s by Junkers in Germany and manufactured at Dessau and by AB Flygindustri in Limhamn, Sweden and conversions from A 20's were made in Fili, Russia.[1]

History

The A 35 was a development of a series of Junkers aircraft from 1918, starting with the J10/J11, the A 20, A 25, A 32, and finally the A 35. It was originally intended as a two-seat multi-purpose fighter aircraft and made its first flight in 1926. Due to the post-war restrictions, Hugo Junkers and the Soviet Government signed a contract about the setup of an aircraft facility at Fili in Russia in December 1922.

In 1926, the first Junkers L5 engines were mounted on the Junkers A 20s. With some further tail modifications the new aircraft was designated as A 35. A total of 24 aircraft were originally built as A 35s. A number of A 20s and A 25s were also modified with the Junkers L5 engine. The A 35 was also available with a BMW IV engine.

Versions

Junkers A 20
The version manufactured in Limhamn was called R02 and the version manufactured in Fili was called Ju 20
Junkers A 20L
Landplane version.
Junkers A 20W
Floatplane version.
Junkers A 25
The version manufactured in Limhamn was called R41 and the version manufactured in Fili was called Type A
Junkers A 35
The militarized version manufactured in Limhamn was called K53/R53 and the version manufactured in Fili was called Type 20.[2]

Operators

 Afghanistan
 Bulgaria
 Chile
 China
21 K53 aircraft[3] were sold to Chinese warlords, 10 to Zhang Zongchang of Shandong, 9 to Zhang Xueliang of Manchuria, 1 to Yan Xishan of Shanxi, 1 sold to Liu Xiang of Sichuan.[4]
 Finland
 Germany
 Kingdom of Hungary
 Iran
Spain Spanish Republic
 Soviet Union
 Turkey

Specifications (A 35)

Data from Thulinista Hornettiin

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

Twin 7,7mm Vickers in nose, twin flexible 7,7mm Lewis in Scarff ring in rear cockpit. Provision for four 50 kg bombs under wings.

Notes

  1. ↑ Hugo Junkers Homepage; Junkers International Activities
  2. ↑ The Hugo Junkers Homepage: Junkers A20/A25/A35,(Limhamn: R02/R41/R53, Fili: Ju20, Type A, Type 20). The Junkers R53 was first built as in 1926 as a military version of the Junkers A35. It was equipped with a Junkers L5 engine and a machine gun over the rear seat by AB Flygindustri in Limhamn and this version was designated as the Junkers/AFI R53. It was sold to different countries from Sweden to avoid the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles. Most of these R53 were converted Junkers A35 or A20 civil aircraft, which had been built at Dessau. Some were delivered to Turkey as modified A20s, a further 20 aircraft went to Russia and 21 militarized R53 were sold to China.
  3. ↑ Hugo Junkers Homepage; Junkers A20/A25/A35
  4. ↑ World Air Forces - Historical Listings, China Warlords
  5. ↑ Hugo Junkers Homepage; Junkers A20/A25/A35
  6. ↑ The Soviet Armaments Industry by Ulrich Albrecht, Randolph Nikutta, Published by Routledge, 1994, ISBN 3-7186-5313-3, ISBN 978-3-7186-5313-3, 400 pages
  7. ↑ Hugo Junkers Homepage; Junkers A20/A25/A35
  8. ↑ Given as 310 PS in original

See also

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