Cantilever monoplane, with 45-m. wing span; 2400 hp. developed by four Junkers L88 750-hp. engines; design is step toward flying wing; propellers, placed in front of leading edge by streamlined fairing receive power from engines by means of long transmission shafts; thickness of wing at socket exceeds 2 m. so that comfortable cabins can be arranged. (See also Aeronautique vol. 11, no. 127, Dec. 1929 p. 421, 3 figs; English description in Flight, vol. 21, no. 48, Nov. 29, 1929, p. 1264, 3 figs.)
Tendency toward flying wing; the Junkers G38
Vers l'aile volante: le Junkers G 38
Aero Digest ; 15 , n 6
1929
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Tendency toward flying wing; the Junkers G38
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
Tendency toward flying wing; the Junkers G38
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
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