Junkers Ju 49

Ju 49
Ju 49 with the L88a engine, the latter recognisable by its exhaust stack
General information
TypeHigh-altitude research
National originGermany
ManufacturerJunkers
Primary userJunkers
Number built1
History
Introduction date1931
First flight2 October 1931
Retired1937

The Junkers Ju 49 was a German aircraft designed to investigate high-altitude flight and the techniques of cabin pressurization. It was the world's second working pressurized aircraft, following the Engineering Division USD-9A which first flew in the United States in 1921. By 1935, it was flying regularly to around 12,500 m (41,000 ft).

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