The J58 design was intended as a replacement for the Junkers F13 and the
Junkers W34 during the early thirties. The F13 replacement was designated
J58P and was an eight seated passenger airliner with 25% increased payload compared to the F13g models.
However, this improved version had a reduced range and nearly the same maximum speed than the original F13s.
In 1930 the Junkers F13he appeared with higher payload, range and speed than the J58P design, which was finally dropped.
The W34 replacement was designated J58F and was a pure freighter aircraft.
However, like the F13 replacement the freighter variant seemed to have less performance data than the production
variant, which came up shortly afterwards. Therefore it seems, that some design features of the J58 were incorporated
in the latest production versions of the W34 and F13, while the J58 project was abandoned.
Technical Data:
| Aircraft |
year |
engine |
length
in m |
span
in m |
wing area
im sqm |
net weight
in kg |
payload
in kg |
seats |
speed
in km/h |
range
in km |
J58 P X2
J58 F |
1929
1929 |
Junkers L8 (308kW)
Junkers L8 (308kW) |
n.a.
n.a. |
n.a.
n.a. |
55,00
70,00 |
1890
1750 |
1050
1920 |
8
2 |
190
170 |
750
700 |
|
