Focke-Wulf A 20 Habicht

The Focke-Wulf A 20 Habicht (German: "Hawk") was an airliner developed in Germany in the late 1920s. It was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The fuselage was deep and seated four passengers in a fully enclosed cabin. The type was not bought by the airlines and only a few examples were built.

A 20 Habicht
Role	Airliner
Manufacturer	Focke-Wulf
First flight	1927
Number built	4

Variants

A.20

standard version with Mercedes D.II engine.

A.20a

one-off version with Wright Whirlwind engine, for export.

A.28

version with Bristol Titan engine.

Specifications (A.20)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 or 4 passengers
• Length: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 32 m² (340 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 988 kg (2,178 lb)
  

A.20a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)

• Gross weight: 1,425 kg (3,142 lb)
  

A.20a 1,600 kg (3,500 lb)

• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IIa 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 89 kW (120 hp)
  

A.20a 1x Wright Whirlwind 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine 150 kW (200 hp)

• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  

A.20a 170 km/h (110 mph; 92 kn)

A.20a Cruising speed 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn)

A.20a Landing speed 80 km/h (50 mph; 43 kn)

• Service ceiling: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
• Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 10 minutes
  

A.20a 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 5.4 minutes

• Wing loading: 44.5 kg/m² (9.1 lb/sq ft)
  

A.20a 50 kg/m² (10 lb/sq ft))

• Power/mass: 0.06323 kW/kg (0.03846 hp/lb)
  

A.20a 0.1021 kW/kg (0.0621 hp/lb))

References

1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 136c.

Further reading

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 395. ISBN 0-7106-0710-5.
• "1928 Berlin Aero Show". Flight: 931. 25 October 1928. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

External links

• German aircraft between 1919 and 1945