Centenary Celebrations for a Commercial Aviation Classic | Aviation International News

Centenary Celebrations for a Commercial Aviation Classic

Junkers Flugzeugwerke brought a 100-year-old business airplane design with modern construction to EBACE 2019.

Hugo Junkers’
F 13 provides comfort for the passengers and a functional, if spartan environment for the crew, in this case, pilot Hans Fischer, right, and Andreas Pfisterer. — Hugo Junkers’ F 13 provides comfort for the passengers and a functional, if spartan environment for the crew, in this case, pilot Hans Fischer, right, and Andreas Pfisterer.

By Amy Laboda • Writer

May 23, 2019

In the 1920s, the thought of flying for business in Europe was nascent, and the Junkers F 13, an all-metal commercial aircraft, was advertised as a business travelers' best tool. And a number of European entrepreneurs and industrialists operated examples for their private and business trips since then. More than 300 Junkers F 13s were built between 1919 and 1932.

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