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349:- Conversion of A 17 with 480 hp (360 kW) geared
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813:"Focke-wulf a 17 Commercial Airplane "mowe" (german)"
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766:. London, UK: Studio Editions. pp. 394–95.
743:Stroud, John (January 1987). "Wings of Peace".
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1430:Single-engined tractor aircraft
1286:Company designations, post-1945
764:Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
373:C diesel engine. One converted.
307:and survey work and designated
866:Company designations, pre-1933
762:Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).
498:VI , 360 kW (480 hp)
186:. Safety measures including a
175:The A 17 Möwe was a high-wing
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531:4,500 m (14,800 ft)
488:4,000 kg (8,818 lb)
482:2,450 kg (5,401 lb)
99:designed and produced by the
1440:Aircraft first flown in 1927
343:and 11 production aircraft.
1027:C.30 (Cierva under licence)
1022:C.20 (Cierva under licence)
384:- Photographic fitted with
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337:Gnome et Rhône 9Aa Jupiter
303:engine and fitted out for
1369:Nr. 261 Fernkampfflugzeug
1359:Nr. 238 Fernkampfflugzeug
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95:(German: "Gull") was an
1150:designations, 1933–1945
806:25 January 2022 at the
780:"1928 Berlin Aero Show"
567:Nieuport-Delage NiD 540
443:General characteristics
145:The A 17 performed its
120:tailwheel undercarriage
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788:: 917. 18 October 1928
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415:Specifications (A 17a)
363:engine. One converted.
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103:aircraft manufacturer
1344:Entwurf VII "Peterle"
738:. London, UK: Putnam.
734:Stroud, John (1966).
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217:cables that provided
134:and was covered with
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720:NACA 1926, pp. 3-5.
642:NACA 1926, pp. 2-3.
410:engine. Five built.
284:Focke-Wulf A 17 at
275:Deutsche Luft Hansa
265:Operational history
151:Deutsche Luft Hansa
71:Deutsche Luft Hansa
1435:High-wing aircraft
711:, pp. 268–269
697:& January 1987
572:Stout 2-AT Pullman
562:Messerschmitt M 18
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388:engine (two built)
359:- Conversion with
305:aerial photography
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130:tube airframe was
67:Primary user
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1324:Entwurf III
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676:Stroud 1966
664:Stroud 1966
552:Kalinin K-5
504:Performance
492:Powerplant:
199:streamlined
164:Development
132:streamlined
1414:Categories
1399:Volksjäger
1339:Entwurf VI
1329:Entwurf IV
1319:Entwurf II
1078:Höhengeier
858:Focke-Wulf
580:References
474:Wing area:
353:VI engine.
234:windshield
177:cantilever
170:Focke-Wulf
113:cantilever
105:Focke-Wulf
53:Focke-Wulf
1334:Entwurf V
1314:Entwurf I
1118:Stieglitz
1108:Photomöwe
1068:Falke (2)
755:0143-7240
585:Citations
468:Wingspan:
456:Capacity:
428:Data from
381:Photomöwe
341:prototype
271:Adlershof
184:longerons
180:monoplane
142:instead.
116:monoplane
1389:Super TL
1307:Projects
1103:Möwe (2)
1088:Mastgans
1043:Buchfink
860:aircraft
804:Archived
792:22 March
536:See also
327:Variants
317:darkroom
259:air mail
242:ailerons
238:elevator
188:firewall
97:airliner
40:Airliner
1123:Stösser
1113:Sperber
1093:Moskito
1083:Kiebitz
1073:Habicht
1048:Bussard
693:Stroud
462:Length:
250:trimmed
221:to the
207:plywood
140:plywood
124:cockpit
1374:Rochen
1298:Fw 300
1293:Fw 260
1277:Ta 400
1272:Fw 300
1267:Ta 254
1262:Fw 206
1257:Fw 200
1252:Fw 191
1247:Fw 190
1242:Fw 189
1237:Fw 187
1232:Fw 186
1227:Ta 183
1222:Fw 159
1217:Ta 154
1212:Ta 152
1133:Würger
1053:Condor
785:Flight
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400:(DVL).
386:BMW VI
339:. One
311:; the
301:BMW VI
246:rudder
227:struts
215:rubber
209:. The
203:fabric
136:fabric
101:German
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1202:Fw 61
1197:Fw 58
1192:Fw 57
1187:Fw 56
1182:Fw 55
1177:Fw 47
1172:Fw 44
1167:Fw 43
1162:Fw 42
1157:Fw 40
1128:Weihe
1063:Falke
1036:Names
928:GL 22
908:GL 18
450:Crew:
379:A 21
367:A 17c
357:A 17b
347:A 17a
313:cabin
128:steel
62:1927
36:Role
19:A 17
1098:Möwe
1058:Ente
993:S 48
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