The Junkers K 16 was a small airliner produced in Germany in the early 1920s. It was a conventional, high-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction, equipped with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot sat in an open

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, while the two passengers were provided with an enclosed

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within the fuselage. Shortly after the

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flew, aircraft production in Germany was brought to a complete halt by the

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, and the K 16 was quickly evacuated to the Netherlands to avoid confiscation. There, it was stored by

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until the restrictions were relaxed and work recommenced at Junkers'

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factory in 1924. By this time, however, the airline niche that the tiny K 16 had been intended to fill no longer existed, and the small number that were produced were mostly sold to private owners. Junkers entered two K 16s in the 1925

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, with one machine winning second place in the competition.

Variants

* K 16 - initial version with Siemens-Halske Sh 4 engine, later changed to Sh 5 ** K 16a - modified undercarriage and rear fuselage (modified from prototype) ** K 16b - production versions with new wing and a variety of engine choices: *** K 16ba - Siemens-Halske Sh 5 engine *** K 16bi - Siemens-Halske Sh 20 engine *** K 16bo - Walter NZ 120 engine ** K 16c - as K 16b but with modified nose section to accommodate engine change *** K 16ce - Bristol Lucifer engine

Specifications (K 16 prototype)

Junkers K16, skica (Letectví, August-September 1925)

References

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Hugo Junkers Homepage

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