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RSimmie · 22 July 2006, 07:06 PM

I am new to this wonderful site and this is my first posting.

I have recently purchased an old copy of Haddow and Grosz's "The German Giants", which I had first seen back in the 70's at the local Library. Apart from being fascinated by the Linke-Hoffman RII, I am also interested in the Junkers R plane projects.

I am wondering if there are any more snippets of information out there concerning the Junkers R projects, especially anything in the way of diagrams giving more details than the general arrangement drawings in the book. I guess some features typical of latter Junker planes would be featured in the R planes, like the cockpit of the Junkers F.13 for the R.1? These planes look very similar to the latter Soviet Tupolev TB3 4-engined bombers, or is that just the corrugated skinning?

Richard

22 July 2006, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
RSimmie Observer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	Junkers R-plane projects I am new to this wonderful site and this is my first posting. I have recently purchased an old copy of Haddow and Grosz's "The German Giants", which I had first seen back in the 70's at the local Library. Apart from being fascinated by the Linke-Hoffman RII, I am also interested in the Junkers R plane projects. I am wondering if there are any more snippets of information out there concerning the Junkers R projects, especially anything in the way of diagrams giving more details than the general arrangement drawings in the book. I guess some features typical of latter Junker planes would be featured in the R planes, like the cockpit of the Junkers F.13 for the R.1? These planes look very similar to the latter Soviet Tupolev TB3 4-engined bombers, or is that just the corrugated skinning? Richard