JUNKERS JU-52 LUFTHANSA
Affectionately known in Germany as Tante Ju, or "Auntie Ju," the Junkers Ju 52/3m was one of the most successful European airliners ever made. Designed for Deutsche Luft Hansa in 1932, the Ju 52/3m was a tri-motor version of the single-engine Ju-52. It could carry 17 passengers or 3 tons of freight and had excellent short-field performance. By the mid-1930s, airlines throughout Europe and Latin America were flying them. In World War II, they were the Luftwaffe's primary transports, and some served as bombers.
A total of 4,835 Ju 52/3ms were built, including 170 under license by Construcciones Aeronauticas (CASA) in Spain and more than 400 by Ateliers Aeronautiques de Colombes in France. This airplane is a Spanish-built CASA 352-L. Lufthansa German Airlines acquired it for promotional flights, then donated it to the Smithsonian in 1987.
Gift of Mr. Frank Beckmann
Manufacturer: Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A.
Date: 1945
Country of Origin: Spain
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 29 m (95 ft 2 in)
Length: 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Weight, empty: 5,346 kg (11,785 lb)
Weight, gross: 9,200 kg (20,282 lb)
Top speed: 290 km/h (180 mph)
Materials:
Overall: Aluminum
Physical Description:
Junkers (CASA) Ju52; low wing tri-motor aircraft; natural corrugated aluminum finish with matte black painted on the nose and engine cowlings; Lufthansa livery with black letter text registration code "D-ADLH" painted on the aft fuselage.
JUNKERS JU-52 LUFTHANSA
Affectionately known in Germany as Tante Ju, or "Auntie Ju," the Junkers Ju 52/3m was one of the most successful European airliners ever made. Designed for Deutsche Luft Hansa in 1932, the Ju 52/3m was a tri-motor version of the single-engine Ju-52. It could carry 17 passengers or 3 tons of freight and had excellent short-field performance. By the mid-1930s, airlines throughout Europe and Latin America were flying them. In World War II, they were the Luftwaffe's primary transports, and some served as bombers.
A total of 4,835 Ju 52/3ms were built, including 170 under license by Construcciones Aeronauticas (CASA) in Spain and more than 400 by Ateliers Aeronautiques de Colombes in France. This airplane is a Spanish-built CASA 352-L. Lufthansa German Airlines acquired it for promotional flights, then donated it to the Smithsonian in 1987.
Gift of Mr. Frank Beckmann
Manufacturer: Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A.
Date: 1945
Country of Origin: Spain
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 29 m (95 ft 2 in)
Length: 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Weight, empty: 5,346 kg (11,785 lb)
Weight, gross: 9,200 kg (20,282 lb)
Top speed: 290 km/h (180 mph)
Materials:
Overall: Aluminum
Physical Description:
Junkers (CASA) Ju52; low wing tri-motor aircraft; natural corrugated aluminum finish with matte black painted on the nose and engine cowlings; Lufthansa livery with black letter text registration code "D-ADLH" painted on the aft fuselage.