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weight and performance calculations for the Junkers Ju.160

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Junkers Ju.160

role : light passenger aircraft

importance : ****

first flight : 30 January 1934 operational : January 1935

country : Germany

design :

production : 48 aircraft

general information :

Developed from the Ju.60. High speed airliner comparable and competing with the

Lockheed Orion and Heinkel 70. Used by the Luftwaffe mainly on its domestic lines up

until 1941.

users : Lufthansa (21)

registrations : D-UNOR, D-UVUX

crew : 2 passengers : 6

powerplant : 1 BMW 132E air-cooled 9 -cylinder radial engine 660 [hp](492.2 KW)

normal rating without supercharger

and with 700 [hp](522.0 KW) available for take-off

dimensions :

wingspan : 14.32 [m], length : 12.0 [m], height : 4.0 [m]

wing area : 34.8 [m^2]

weights :

max.take-off weight : 3550 [kg]

empty weight operational : 2320 [kg] useful load : 600 [kg]

performance :

maximum speed :340 [km/hr] at sea-level

cruise speed :323 [km/u] op 100 [m]

service ceiling : 5200 [m]

range : 1200 [km]

description :

low-winged monoplane with fixed landing gear with tail wheel

tapered wing with Junkers flaps airfoil : Junkers type

engine in the nose, fuel tanks in the wing, landing gear attached to the wing

construction : all-metal stressed-skin (duraluminium) airplane

Junkers Ju 160 - Wikipedia

airscrew :

Hamilton Standard variable pitch 2-bladed tractor airscrew with max. efficiency :

0.70 [ ]

estimated diameter airscrew 2.97 [m]

power loading prop : 165.71 [KW/m]

angle of attack prop at max. speed : 30.70 [ ]

reduction : 0.62 [ ]

airscrew revs : 1364 [r.p.m.]

pitch at Max speed 4.05 [m]

blade-tip speed at max.continous speed : 231 [m/s]

propellor noise in flight : 81 [Db]

calculation : *1* (dimensions)

measured wing chord : 2.23 [m] at 50% wingspan

mean wing chord : 2.43 [m]

calculated average wing chord tapered wing with rounded tips: 2.44 [m]

wing aspect ratio : 5.9 []

corrected wing aspect ratio : 5.9 []

seize (span*length*height) : 687 [m^3]

calculation : *2* (fuel consumption)

oil consumption : 7.9 [kg/hr]

fuel consumption(cruise speed) : 92.2 [kg/hr] (125.8 [litre/hr]) at 62 [%] power

distance flown for 1 kg fuel : 3.50 [km/kg] at 2600 [m] height, sfc : 300.0 [kg/kwh]

estimated total fuel capacity : 530 [litre] (389 [kg])

calculation : *3* (weight)

weight engine(s) dry with reduction gear : 500.0 [kg] = 1.02 [kg/KW]

weight 51.4 litre oil tank : 4.37 [kg]

oil tank filled with 3.7 litre oil : 3.3 [kg]

oil in engine 2.7 litre oil : 2.5 [kg]

fuel in engine 3.4 litre fuel : 2.46 [kg]

weight 53.5 litre gravity patrol tank(s) : 8.0 [kg]

weight Burgess type silencers : 9.8 [kg]

weight starter (E.H.I. - Electric Hand Inertia): 12.1 [kg]

Junkers Ju-160, a swept wing, single engined medium airliner with an early  retractable landing gear system and an asymmetric cockpit : r/WeirdWings

weight NACA cowling 22.0 [kg]

weight variable pitch control : 4.5 [kg]

weight airscrew(s) incl. boss & bolts : 40.7 [kg]

total weight propulsion system : 605 [kg](17.1 [%])

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fuselage aluminium frame : 325 [kg]

cabin layout : pitch : 87 [cm] (1+1) seating in 3.0 rows

weight 1 fire extinguisher : 3 [kg]

weight 8 windows : 7.2 [kg]

weight door : 5.0 [kg]

passenger cabin max.width : 1.27 [m] cabin length : 3.23 [m] cabin height : 1.80 [m]

weight cabin furbishing : 13.2 [kg]

Deutsche Lufthansa ; Junkers JU 160 ( Germany ) 21 (1936) - John Player &  Sons - LastDodo

weight cabin floor : 21.3 [kg]

fuselage covering ( 27.2 [m2] duraluminium 2.95 [mm]) : 206.0 [kg]

fuselage (sound proof) isolation : 4.8 [kg]

weight radio navigation equipment : 6.0 [kg]

weight Sperry gyro auto-pilot - course control equipment : 1.5 [kg]

weight instruments. : 5.0 [kg]

weight lighting : 1.5 [kg]

weight electricity generator : 1.5 [kg]

weight controls : 6.1 [kg]

weight seats : 40.0 [kg]

weight air conditioning : 5 [kg]

weight engine mounts & firewalls : 25 [kg]

total weight fuselage : 669 [kg](18.8 [%])

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total weight aluminium ribs (75 ribs) : 127 [kg]

weight fuel tanks empty for total 477 [litre] fuel : 38 [kg]

weight wing covering (painted aluminium 1.50 [mm]) : 283 [kg]

total weight aluminium spars (multi-cellular wing structure) : 209 [kg]

weight wings : 619 [kg]

weight wing/square meter : 17.78 [kg]

cantilever wing without bracing cables

weight rubber de-icing boots : 15.8 [kg]

weight fin & rudder (2.4 [m2]) : 42.7 [kg]

weight stabilizer & elevator (3.9 [m2]): 69.9 [kg]

weight fowler flap (2.9 [m2]) : 31.8 [kg]

total weight wing surfaces & bracing : 817 [kg] (23.0 [%])

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Can only operate from paved runways

wheel pressure : 1775.0 [kg]

weight 2 Dunlop wheels (820 [mm] by 149 [mm]) : 102.7 [kg]

weight tailwheel(s) : 5.9 [kg]

weight Bendix wheel-brakes : 2.9 [kg]

weight Dowty shock absorbers : 3.9 [kg]

weight undercarriage with axle 99.5 [kg]

total weight landing gear : 214.8 [kg] (6.1 [%]

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calculated empty weight : 2306 [kg](65.0 [%])

weight oil for 4.5 hours flying : 35.1 [kg]

calculated operational weight empty : 2341 [kg] (65.9 [%])

published operational weight empty : 2320 [kg] (65.4 [%])

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weight crew : 162 [kg]

weight fuel for 2.0 hours flying : 184 [kg]

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operational weight empty: 2688 [kg](75.7 [%])

weight 6 passengers : 462 [kg]

weight luggage & freight : 138 [kg]

operational weight loaded: 3288 [kg](92.6 [%])

fuel reserve : 204.4 [kg] enough for 2.22 [hours] flying

possible additional useful load : 58 [kg]

operational weight fully loaded : 3550 [kg] with fuel tank filled for 100 [%]

published maximum take-off weight : 3550 [kg] (100.0 [%])

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calculation : * 4 * (engine power)

power loading (Take-off) : 7.21 [kg/kW]

power loading (operational without useful load) : 5.46 [kg/kW]

total power : 492.2 [kW] at 2200 [r.p.m]

calculation : *5* (loads)

manoeuvre load : 4.6 [g] at 1000 [m]

limit load : 3.0 [g] ultimate load : 4.5 [g] load factor : 2.7 [g]

design flight time : 2.97 [hours]

design cycles : 11572 sorties, design hours : 34394 [hours]

operational wing loading : 757 [N/m^2]

wing stress (3 g) during operation : 128 [N/kg] at 3g emergency manoeuvre

calculation : *6* (angles of attack)

angle of attack zero lift : -2.17 ["]

max. angle of attack (stalling angle) : 12.20 ["]

angle of attack at max. speed : -0.38 ["]

calculation : *7* (lift & drag ratios

lift coefficient at angle of attack 0° : 0.17 [ ]

lift coefficient at max. speed : 0.14 [ ]

lift coefficient at max. angle of attack : 1.13 [ ]

max.lift coefficient full flaps : 1.38 [ ]

induced drag coefficient at max.speed : 0.0014 [ ]

drag coefficient at max. speed : 0.0204 [ ]

drag coefficient (zero lift) : 0.0190 [ ]

calculation : *8* (speeds

stalling speed at sea-level (OW loaded : 3458 [kg]): 135 [km/u]

stalling speed at sea-level with full flaps (normal landing weight): 110 [km/u]

landing speed at sea-level (normal landing weight : 2810 [kg]): 127 [km/hr]

Junkers Ju 160 and Heinkel He 70, Deutsche Lufhansa | Flickr

max. rate of climb speed : 149 [km/hr] at sea-level

max. endurance speed : 157 [km/u] min.fuel/hr : 55 [kg/hr] at height : 610 [m]

max. range speed : 249 [km/u] min. fuel consumption : 0.301 [kg/km] at cruise height :

4267 [m]

cruising speed : 323 [km/hr] at 2600 [m] (power:82 [%])

max. continuous speed : 331.50 [km/hr]

maximum speed : 340 [km/hr] at 100 [m] (power:111 [%])

climbing speed at sea-level (loaded) : 426 [m/min]

calculation : *9* (regarding various performances)

take-off speed : 164.5 [km/u]

emergency/TO power : 700 [hp] at 2266 [rpm]

static prop wash : 113 [km/u]

high wheel pressure, can only take off from paved runways

take-off distance at sea-level concrete runway : 451 [m]

take-off distance at sea-level over 15 [m] height : 538 [m]

landing run : 200 [m]

lift/drag ratio : 13.49 [ ]

climb to 1000m with max payload : 3.50 [min]

climb to 2000m with max payload : 8.34 [min]

climb to 3000m with max payload : 15.96 [min]

practical ceiling (operational weight 2688 [kg] ) : 6100 [m]

practical ceiling fully loaded (mtow- 30 min.fuel:3504 [kg] ) : 4500 [m]

calculation *10* (action radius & endurance)

published range : 1200 [km] with 2 crew and 704.3 [kg] useful load and 88.1 [%] fuel

range : 1565 [km] with 2 crew and 600.0 [kg] useful load and 114.9 [%] fuel

range : 1839 [km] with 6.0 passengers with each 10 [kg] luggage and 135.0 [%] fuel

Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) : 11031 [paskm]

max range theoretically with additional fuel tanks total 1538.6 [litre] fuel : 3752 [km]

useful load with range 500km : 985 [kg]

useful load with range 500km : 6 passengers

production (useful load): 318 [tonkm/hour]

production (passengers): 1938 [paskm/hour]

oil and fuel consumption per tonkm : 0.31 [kg]

fuel cost per paskm : 0.031 [eur]

crew cost per paskm : 0.047 [eur]

Junkers Ju 60/160

economic hours : 12775 [hours] is less then design hours

time between engine failure : 2105 [hr]

in case of engine failure only option is emergency landing

writing off per paskm : 0.047 [eur]

insurance per paskm : 0.004 [eur]

maintenance cost per paskm : 0.085 [eur]

direct operating cost per paskm : 0.215 [eur]

direct operating cost per tonkm : 2.153 [eur]

Literature :

Praktisch handboek vliegtuigen deel 5 page 234,235

Piston-engined airliners page 40

Junkers Ju 160 - Wikipedia

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Calculated performance and weight may not correspond with actual weights

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