Junkers W 33

W 33
W 33 Bremen after its historic Atlantic crossing.
General information
TypeTransport
ManufacturerJunkers
Designer
Herman Pohlmann[1]
Statusretired
Number built199
History
Manufactured1927–34
Introduction date1927
First flight17 June 1926[2]
VariantsJunkers W 34
Junkers Ju 46

The Junkers W 33 was a German 1920s single-engine low-wing monoplane transport aircraft that followed Junkers standard practice making extensive use of corrugated aluminium alloy over an aluminium alloy tube frame, that was developed from the similar but slightly smaller Junkers F 13, and evolved into the similar W 34. One example, named Bremen, was the first aircraft to complete the much more difficult east–west non-stop heavier-than-air crossing of the Atlantic.

  1. ^ Zoeller, Horst. "Junkers – Who is Who?". The Hugo Junkers Homepage. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Kay, 2004, p. 64