Junkers A50 Junior
Junkers · Germany · first flew 1929 · light aircraft
Junkers’ corrugated-metal sports two-seater of 1929 — reborn almost a century later as a factory-built replica that turns every fly-in into a time machine.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.12 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Corrugated duralumin skin glinting like a washboard
- Open tandem cockpits behind a tiny radial-style cowl
- Low wing with gentle taper — a miniature 1920s Junkers
Nothing else this small wears corrugated metal. Low tapered wing, two open cockpits in tandem, and that unmistakable ribbed skin catching the sun — a Ju 52 that shrank in the wash.
Specifications
- The Junkers A50 Junior has a length of 7.12 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10 m (33 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 172 km/h (107 mph).
- Typical crew: 1-2.
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History
Hugo Junkers built the A50 Junior as an affordable all-metal sportplane in 1929, its corrugated skin a scaled-down echo of the F13 and Ju 52. Only about 70 were built before the Depression bit. In 2019 the revived Junkers Flugzeugwerke flew a faithful modern replica, and new-build Juniors now sell across Europe.
Variants
Original A50, A50ce and A50fe; modern Junkers A50 Junior and A50 Heritage replicas with Rotax power.
Where you'll see it
A handful of originals survive in museums; the new-builds fly from German and Swiss fields, often in polished bare metal with vintage registrations.
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