Junkers L55

L55
Type V-12 aircraft engine
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Junkers Motorenbau GmbH (Jumo)
First run 1927
Developed from Junkers L5

The Junkers L55 was Junkers' first V-12 engine, appearing in 1927 and based on a pair of six-cylinder L5s. In 1928 a supercharger was added. It was used in one or two Junkers aircraft in their early development but was replaced by the geared L88 geared V-12 of 1929.

Design and development

The most widely used of Junkers' series of six-cylinder inline four-stroke aircraft engines was the L5, first run in 1922. This engine was used in 1927 as the basis of the 665 hp L55, which had two banks of six cylinders aligned at 60°. These banks had the same bore, stroke, camshaft operated twin pairs of valves per cylinder, watercooling etc. as the L5, driving new a common crankshaft in a revised crankcase. A supercharger was added after a year to improve high altitude power.[1]:265–266

Operational history

The L55 is only known to have powered two aircraft for certain, the Junkers G 38 early in its career[1]:84 and the Junkers A 32.[1]:62 The first G 38 originally had two L55s inboard plus two L8 engines. The high altitude research Junkers Ju 49 may have used the L55 at the start of its flight programme.[1]:265–266 The L55 was rapidly replaced by the L88 in both the G 38 and Ju 49.

Applications

Specifications

Data from Kay (2004) pp.265-6

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kay, Antony (2004). Junkers Aircraft & Engines 1913–1945. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-985-9.
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