Junkers J 1

The Junkers J 1 nicknamed the Blechesel (Tin Donkey or Sheet Metal Donkey) was the world's first practical all-metal aircraft. Built at a time early in World War I when aircraft structural and materials technology relied almost completely on wooden construction with woven cloth covering materials to enclose the airframe the Junkers J 1 (not to be confused with the later armoured all-metal Junkers J 4 sesquiplane accepted by the Luftstreitkräfte as the Junkers J.

Junkers J 1Junkers J 1The Junkers J 1, nicknamed the Blechesel , was the world's first practical all-metal aircraft.1
The pioneering Junkers J 1 all-metal monoplane of 1915, the first aircraft ever to fly with cantilever wings Another use of the cantilever is in fixed-wing aircraft design, 2
It was with the Junkers J 1 back in 1915 that Hugo Junkers conducted trials with the world's first all-metal airplane.3
success of the Junkers J 1, Reinhold Platz of Fokker also achieved success with a cantilever-winged sesquiplane built instead with wooden materials, the Fokker V.1.4
wooden structures, the Junkers J 1 was a revolutionary development in aircraft design, being built and flown only 12...5
Junkers J 1, took place in Germany. 1924 -The first all-metal, tri-motor transport, the Junkers G 23, was test-flown in Germany.6

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Junkers J 1, nicknamed Blechesel ("Sheet Metal Donkey" or "Tin Donkey"). The resulting wings were thick, with a rounded leading edge.7
front-line observation and attack, the Junkers J 1 was the first all-metal aircraft to go into series production anywhere in the world.8
* Junkers J 11, (navy C3MG) floatplane version of J 10, 1918. * Junkers J 12, project only.9
In 1915, Germany built the Junkers J 1, which was the first all-metal body and cantilever wings and then built the Fokker D V11 in 1918.10
Junkers J 11, (Navy C3MG) Floatplane version of J 10 Junkers J 12, Development of J 10, prototype for F.11
Height Main
2.49 m
Height Alt
248.92000000000002
Length Alt
863.6
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
1080.0
Max Speed Alt
106 mph
Type Of Prop
six-cylinder water-cooled inline piston
Max Speed Main
170.0
Number Built
1
Crew
one
Retired
1916
Span Main
12.92 m
Area Main
24.34 m²
Span Alt
1292.8600000000001
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
120 hp
Engine(prop)
Mercedes D.II
Manufacturer
Junkers
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
18
Production End Year
1915
Loaded Weight Alt
2381.0
Power Main
90.0
Production Start Year
1915
Empty Weight Alt
2029.0
Length Main
8.64 m
Area Alt
262.0
Empty Weight Main
920.3
Produced
1915
Category
German experimental aircraft 1910-1919
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