Focke-Wulf A 32

A 32 Bussard
Role	Airliner
Manufacturer	Focke-Wulf
Designer	Wilhelm Bansemir
First flight	1930
Primary user	NOBA
Number built	5

The Focke-Wulf A 32 Bussard (German: "Buzzard") was a small airliner produced in Germany in the early 1930s. It was developed rapidly at the request of NOBA when Messerschmitt was unable to deliver aircraft on schedule. Based closely on the A 20, the A 32 had a revised fuselage with greater seating capacity, and an engine of over twice the power. The two examples operated by NOBA became part of Deutsche Luft Hansa's fleet in 1934.

The flight deck was enclosed on the A.32 and was incorporated into the fuselage below and ahead of the high-mounted thick wing. The passenger cabin was under and aft of the wing. The tailskid undercarriage featured a wider tread on the mainwheels, and those wheels were supported by struts running up to the wings' undersides. The nose-mounted piston engine was cooled by a radiator mounted in the airstream on the belly of the fuselage under the flight deck.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: One-Two pilots
Capacity: 6-7 passengers
Length: 12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 34.5 m² (371 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,465 kg (3,230 lb)
Gross weight: 2,300 kg (5,070 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Junkers L5, 230 kW (310 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph)
Range: 900 km (560 miles)
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)

References

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Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 395.
"Some Recent Transport 'Planes". Flight: 1225. 7 November 1930. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
German aircraft between 1919-1945

Focke-Wulf aircraft

Company designations, pre-1933	A 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 A 7 A 16 A 17 GL 18 F 19 A 20 A 21 GL 22 K 23 S 24 A 26 A 28 A 29 A 32 A 33 A 36 A 38 S 39 A 43 A 47 S 48 S 1 S 2 W 4 W 7 C.20 (cierva under licence) C.30 (Cierva under licence)

RLM designations, 1933-1945	Fw 40 Fw 42 Fw 43 Fw 44 Fw 47 Fw 55 Fw 56 Fw 57 Fw 58 Fw 61 Fw 62 Ta 152 Ta 154 Fw 159 Ta 183 Fw 186 Fw 187 Fw 189 Fw 190 Fw 191 Fw 200 Fw 206 Fw 238 Fw 249 Fw 250 Fw 281 Ta 254 Fw 261 Ta 283 Fw 300 Ta 400

Company designations, post-1945	Fw 260 Fw 300

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