Focke-Wulf F 19

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The Focke-Wulf F 19 Ente (German: "Duck") was a German experimental "canard"
aircraft in the late 1920s.

Design

The F 19 Ente was a high-wing monoplane with a canard layout and fixed tricycle
undercarriage. The pilot sat in an open cockpit, while an enclosed cabin was
provided for two or three passengers. The canard was mounted on short struts
above the nose of the aircraft, ahead of the cockpit, and the two engines were
housed in nacelles mounted under the wings.

The F 19 design was set so that the front stabilizer would stall some moments
before the rear-mounted main wing, which in theory made the Ente virtually
stall-proof.

Role
Civil utility aircraft

Manufacturer
Focke-Wulf

First flight
2 September 1927

Number built
2

Developed into
Focke-Wulf Fw 42

The first example flew on 2 September 1927 but was destroyed on 29 September
during a demonstration of single-engine flight, after a control rod snapped.
Focke-Wulf co-founder Georg Wulf was killed in the crash. Nevertheless, a second
aircraft (D-1960) was built, flying in late 1930. This was used for a
promotional tour of Europe the following year which took it to Denmark, Sweden,
the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK. On 7 November 1931, it was demonstrated at
Hanworth Air Park, flown by Focke-Wulf chief pilot Cornelius Edzard.

Later, it was put on display at the Deutsche Luftfahrtsammlung in Berlin, where
it was destroyed in an Allied air raid in 1944.

Specifications

General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Capacity: three passengers
Length: 10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 29.5 m2 (318 ft2)
Empty weight: 1,175 kg (2,590 lb)
Gross weight: 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Siemens Sh 14, 82 kW (110 hp) each

Performance
Maximum speed: 142 km/h (88 mph)
Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)

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