Focke-Wulf A 17 Möwe

A 17 Möwe
Role	Airliner Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Focke-Wulf
First flight	1927
Primary user	Deutsche Luft Hansa
Number built	20

The Focke-Wulf A 17 Möwe (German: "Gull") was an airliner built in Germany in the late 1920s. It was a conventional high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The aircraft provided fully enclosed seating for up to eight passengers and had a separate, fully enclosed flight deck for the two pilots. Most examples flew with Deutsche Luft Hansa, serving until around 1936. In the early 1930s, two A 17s were used for testing the Junkers Jumo 5 diesel engine.

In 1929, an example was built with a BMW VI engine and fitted out for aerial photography and survey work and designated A 21. The cabin was equipped with a darkroom. Later the same year, the BMW engine was used on a further five airliners for Luft Hansa, these being designated A 29.

Variants

• A 17 - Eight-passenger airliner powered by 420 hp (310 kW) Gnome et Rhône 9Aa Jupiter. One prototype and 11 production aircraft.^[1]
  • A 17a - Conversion of A 17 with 480 hp (360 kW) geared Siemens Jupiter VI engine.^[2]
  • A 17b - Conversion with Siemens Sh 20u engine. One converted.^[3]
  • A 17c - Conversion with 520 hp (390 kW) Junkers Jumo 5C diesel engine. One converted.^[3]
• A 21 Photomöwe - Photographic fitted with BMW VI engine (two built)
• A 26 - Converted A 17 used as an experimental aircraft by Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DVL).^[3]
• A 29 - production version of A 17 with BMW VI engine. Five built.^[4]

Specifications (A 17a)

Data from European Transport Aircraft since 1910^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: two
• Capacity: eight passengers
• Length: 14.63 m (48 ft 0 in) (tail up)
• Wingspan: 20.00 m (65 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 62.5 m² (673 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,450 kg (5,401 lb)
• Gross weight: 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Siemens Jupiter VI , 360 kW (480 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 201 km/h (125 mph, 109 kn)
• Cruise speed: 167 km/h (104 mph, 90 kn)
• Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Fokker F.XIV
• Kalinin K-5
• Latécoère 28
• Messerschmitt M 18
• Nieuport-Delage NiD 540
• Stout 2-AT Pullman

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Focke-Wulf A 17.

Bibliography

• Stroud, John (1966). European Transport Aircraft since 1910. London: Putnam.
• Stroud, John (January 1987). "Wings of Peace". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 15, no. 1. pp. 40–45. ISSN 0143-7240.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 394–95.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 894 Sheet 28.
• "1928 Berlin Aero Show". Flight: 917. 18 October 1928. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
• German aircraft between 1919 and 1945 Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine

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