Junkers Ju 52
German transport aircraft
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Summary
Junkers Ju 52 is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 6,178 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #242 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Germany[3]
- Operator: Luftwaffe[4], Deutsche Luft Hansa[5], Lufthansa[6], Spanish Air and Space Force[7]
- Manufacturer: Junkers Motorenbau und Junkers Flugzeugwerk[8], Junkers[9]
- Developer: Ernst Zindel[10]
- Subclass of: transport aircraft[11], airliner[12], airlifter[13], bomber[14]
- Has use: medium bomber[15]
- Commons category: Junkers Ju 52[16]
- Country of origin: German Reich[17]
- Has part(s): Junkers Ju 52/1m[18], Junkers Ju 52/3m[19]
- First flight: March 7, 1932[20]
- Service entry: 1932[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Junkers Ju 52[22]
- Commons gallery: Junkers Ju 52[23]
- Total produced: 4845[24]
- Undercarriage: fixed conventional landing gear[25]
- Native label: Junkers Ju 52/3m[26]
- Length: 18.90 m[27]
- Height: 4.50 m[28]
- Wingspan: 29.25 m[29]
- Vehicle range: 840 km[30]
- Wing area: 110.5 m²[31]
- Maximum operating altitude: 5490 m[32]
- Subject has role: medium bomber[33]
Why It Matters
Junkers Ju 52 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]