Junkers R-plane projects

[RSimmie]

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

[Dave_Kent]

Hello:

The TB 3 (ANT 6) was a follow-on development of the ANT 4, which was built in a number of variants, including the TB 1. Junkers, with a factory in Moscow and sales to the Red Air Force, had a significant influence on soviet designs and designers in the 1920s. Dornier and Hienkel were also influential at this time.

I think the ANT 4 and ANT 6 aircraft are Tupolev designs exhibiting Junkers influence, rather than a direct descendant of the R projects. The Junkers G. 38, however, might well be the ultimate expression of the R project vision.

Dave

[RSimmie]

Hello Dave,
thanks for the reply. I will have to look up the Junkers G.38 and have a look at pictures of it.