Junkers Ju 90
Regnat, Karl-Heinz
Black Cross Volume 3
The 'Black Cross' series covers important and technically interesting German aircraft types and include numerous construction drawings, detailed sketches and photographs from original sources. The history of the aircraft's construction is included with technical details and black/white photographs. Notes on model building and photos of completed models of the aircraft concerned are included in each volume.
In the mid 1930s contracts were placed with Dornier and Junkers for prototype four-engined strategic bombers; the Junkers Ju 89 was by far the better of the two. However, the Programme was abandoned in 1937 and Junkers used parts designed for the Ju 89 to construct a new civilian type for Lufthansa. The wings, tail and engines of the Ju 89 were added to a new fuselage to create the Ju 90. The 40-passenger aircraft flew for the first time in August 1937 and entered Lufthansa Service in 1938. A production batch of ten aircraft were ordered. Two Ju 90s were also ordered by South African Airways but were never delivered because of the onset of the war. The Ju 90 was pressed into military service with the Luftwaffe, first as a transport during the Norwegian campaign and later to fly supply missions to the beleaguered German forces at Stalingrad. The more widely used Ju 290 was developed äs a result of the rebuilding of one of the early Ju 90s. This book covers the antecedents of the Ju 90 and provides a comprehensive account of its design, construction and operational history.
Softcover, large format
95 Seiten / pages
many photos, technical drawings and color profiles
very good condition
Hinckley, England - 2004 - Midland Publishing
Art.Nr. 24530
