# Junkers K 16

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Small German airliner

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K 16 General information Type Airliner National origin Germany Manufacturer Junkers Number built 17 History First flight 3 March 1921

The **Junkers K 16** was a small airliner produced in [Germany](/source/Germany) in the early 1920s. It was a conventional, high-wing [cantilever](/source/Cantilever#Aircraft) [monoplane](/source/Monoplane) of all-metal construction, equipped with fixed, [tailwheel undercarriage](/source/Conventional_landing_gear). The pilot sat in an open [cockpit](/source/Cockpit), while the two passengers were provided with an enclosed [cabin](/source/Aircraft_cabin) within the [fuselage](/source/Fuselage). Shortly after the [prototype](/source/Prototype) flew, aircraft production in Germany was brought to a complete halt by the [Allies](/source/Allies_of_World_War_II), and the K 16 was quickly evacuated to the Netherlands to avoid confiscation. There, it was stored by [Fokker](/source/Fokker) until the restrictions were relaxed and work recommenced at Junkers' [Dessau](/source/Dessau) factory in 1924. By this time, however, the airline niche that the tiny K 16 had been intended to fill no longer existed, and the small number that were produced were mostly sold to private owners. Junkers entered two K 16s in the 1925 [Deutsche Rundflug](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deutsche_Rundflug&action=edit&redlink=1), with one machine winning second place in the competition.

## Variants

Junkers K.16ce photo from L'Air January 15, 1926

Engine Walter NZ-120 und Junkers K 16bo

Junkers K16 in Kraków, 1928

- **K 16** - initial version with [Siemens-Halske Sh 4](/source/Siemens-Halske_Sh_4) engine, later changed to Sh 5 - **K 16a** - modified undercarriage and rear fuselage (modified from prototype) - **K 16b** - production versions with new wing and a variety of engine choices: - **K 16ba** - [Siemens-Halske Sh 5](/source/Siemens-Halske_Sh_5) engine - **K 16bi** - [Siemens-Halske Sh 20](/source/Siemens-Halske_Sh_20) engine - **K 16bo** - [Walter NZ 120](/source/Walter_NZ_120) engine - **K 16c** - as K 16b but with modified nose section to accommodate engine change - **K 16ce** - [Bristol Lucifer](/source/Bristol_Lucifer) engine

## Specifications (K 16 prototype)

Three-view drawing of K16

**General characteristics**

- **Crew:** One pilot

- **Capacity:** 2 passengers

- **Length:** 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)

- **Wingspan:** 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)

- **Height:** 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)

- **Wing area:** 16.50 m2 (178 sq ft)

- **Empty weight:** 430 kg (950 lb)

- **Gross weight:** 850 kg (1,870 lb)

- **Powerplant:** 1 × [Siemens-Halske Sh 4](/source/Siemens-Halske_Sh_4) , 49 kW (65 hp)

**Performance**

- **Maximum speed:** 145 km/h (91 mph, 79 kn)

- **Range:** 600 km (375 mi, 326 nmi)

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Junkers K 16](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Junkers_K_16).

- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). *Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation*. London: Studio Editions. p. 546.

- ["The Round-Germany Flight"](http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1925/1925%20-%200322.html). *[Flight](/source/Flight_International)*: 322. 28 May 1925. Retrieved 17 August 2008.

- [Hugo Junkers Homepage](http://hugojunkers.bplaced.net/junkers-k16.html)

- [Уголок неба](http://www.airwar.ru/enc/law1/juk16.html)

## Further reading

- Zuerl, Walter (1941). *Deutsche Flugzeug Konstrukteure*. München, Germany: Curt Pechstein Verlag.

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