Junkers CLS.I
Junkers CLS.I | |
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Role | Seaplane |
Manufacturer | Junkers |
Designer | Hugo Junkers |
First flight | 1918 |
Primary user | Germany |
Number built | 3 [1] |
Developed from | Junkers CL.I |
Wingspan | 12.8 m (41 ft 10 in)[2] - 12.8 m (42 ft)[3] |
Engine | 185-195hp Benz Bz.IIIb |
Armament | 2×fixed sync. LMG08/15 and flexible rear Parabellum[4] |
Crew | 2 |
Max Speed | 174 km/h (108 mph)[3] to 180 km/h (112 mph)[1][4]-196 km/h (122 mph)[2] |
Climb | 3,000 m (10,000 ft) in 26:00[5] |
In 1918 three examples of the Junkers CLS.I were built, a floatplane version of the Junkers CL.I. The type did not go into production. [1] It differed little from the CL.I except for the addition of a fin, and the tail surfaces never were quite worked out.[4] The company designation was the J.11.[6]
With longer wings than the CL.I, the CLS.I was over 450 kg (1,000 lb) heavier, which resulted in a corresponding drop in performance. It was only postwar when it was given a 300hp Hispano engine that it reached its potential in the Junkers A-20.[5]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Junkers CL.I.
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Hugh Cowin, Profile Publications 187: The Junkers Monoplanes. Great Britain, Profile Publications, 1967.
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- Kenneth Munson, Fighters 1914-19, Attack and Training Aircraft. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976. ISBN 0713707607
- Heinz J. Nowarra, Bruce Robertson, and Peter G. Cooksley. Marine Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Letchworth, Herts, England: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1966. ISBN 0900435070