Junkers Flugzeuge: Bücher - Geschichte und Modelle (1/2)

Junkers

Professor Hugo Junkers begann seine Karriere als Geschäftsmann mit der Produktion von Heizungsanlagen, Industrieboilern und Temperaturmeßgeräten. Er war es, der das erste erfolgreiche Eindecker-Ganzmetallflugzeug entwickelt hat und damit die Flugzeugkonstruktion revolutionierte.
Diese eindrucksvolle Sammlung von Fotografien dokumentiert auf anschauliche Weise die Geschichte und die Errungenschaften von Junkers.

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Junkers Aircraft of WW I (Volume 1) - J.1-J.4

Volume 1 in a series of 2 volumes that discuss and illustrate the world's first all-metal airplanes, including the development of their all-metal structural technology as well as the Junkers aircraft themselves. It presents the Junkers J.1 to J.4 airplanes.

Volume 1 has 356 photographs, including 82 in color, and color profiles of 13 aircraft.

Numerous photographs and contemporary drawings are included, and each volume includes scale drawings of three aircraft types. These volumes provide the most detailed and complete coverage of these aircraft ever published.

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Junkers 1895-1969

Hugo Junkers war ein bahnbrechender Luftfahrtingenieur, der einen einzigartigen Ansatz für die Flugzeugkonstruktion verfolgte. Während die meisten Flugzeuge seiner Zeit aus Holz und Stoff gebaut wurden, bestand Junkers auf Metall, trotz weit verbreiteter Skepsis hinsichtlich des Gewichts. Sein Engagement, die Vorteile der Metallkonstruktion zu beweisen, machte ihn zu einer Schlüsselfigur in der frühen Luftfahrtindustrie.

Die Geschichte der Junkers-Flugzeuge ist in drei Phasen unterteilt. Die erste umfasst die Ära unter Hugo Junkers' Führung und konzentrierte sich auf die kommerzielle Luftfahrt. In der zweiten Phase, während der Nazi-Herrschaft, konzentrierte sich das Unternehmen auf Militärflugzeuge und spielte eine wichtige Rolle beim Wiederaufbau der Luftwaffe. In der dritten Phase, nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, war Junkers nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst.
Dieses Buch zeichnet die Entwicklung der Junkers-Flugzeuge von ihren frühen Beiträgen zur zivilen Luftfahrt bis zu ihrem Einsatz in Kriegszeiten nach und bietet einen detaillierten Bericht über die Entwicklung des Unternehmens.

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Junkers Aircraft of WW I (Volume 2) - Junkers J.5-J.11

Volume 2 in a series of 2 volumes that discuss and illustrate the world's first all-metal airplanes, including the development of their all-metal structural technology as well as the Junkers aircraft themselves. It presents the Junkers J.5 to J.11 airplanes.

Volume 2 has 229 photographs, including 30 in color, and color profiles of 14 aircraft. It also includes 7 color images illustrating factory colors and markings.

Numerous photographs and contemporary drawings are included, and each volume includes scale drawings of three aircraft types. These volumes provide the most detailed and complete coverage of these aircraft ever published.

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Junkers Ju 287 - The World's First Swept-Wing Jet Aircraft

In the summer of 1944, as the Second World War drew to a close, an unusual airplane took to the skies over Leipzig-Brandis on its maiden flight. It was the prototype version of the Ju 287 V1, a four-engine jet bomber. With its forward swept wings, the design was a critical milestone in the annals of aviation technology and made the Ju 287 the first swept-wing design in the world.

One of the world's most interesting airplanes is revealed through many previously unpublished reports, photographs and drawings. It is an airplane whose revolutionary design played a major role in the postwar development of jet aircraft, in both the East and the West. This book fills a gap in the material covering the first chapter of the jet era.

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Junkers Military Aircraft of World War Two

The Junkers Aircraft Company of Dessau, Germany forever changed the world of aviation when they produced several aircraft that revolutionised warfare during World War Two. Among them were the Ju 87 Stuka, which was key to the success of the Blitzkrieg, and highly versatile bomber and transport aircraft including Junkers Ju 86, Ju 52, Ju 90/290 and, later, Ju 88.

From initiating unprecedented advancements in structural design to producing advanced turbojet engines and radical aircraft that provided a glimpse of the future of aviation, the Junkers Aircraft Company proved to be a true pioneer in the aviation world.
Drawing on a multitude of photographs, diagrams and US government reports, Junkers Military Aircraft of World War Two reveals the history of this innovative aviation company and its many key aircraft that played a vital role in the war.

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