[MSFS] Microsoft – Junkers Ju 52 v0.1.9

Changelog

v0.1.9:

– An EFB / tablet has been added to the Retrofit variant. The interface is similar to what’s found in the Icon A5

– The manifold pressure of the engines have been adjusted based on user feedback

– Center panel lights now work in Livery 1 and Livery 2 of floats variant

– Default position of the VR camera in Floats variant has been moved forward, so that it doesn’t clip the wall

– Users can toggle the doors, stairs, and chocks using buttons / switches in the cockpit

Description

Hugo Junkers was a trailblazing German aeronautical engineer and industrialist during the early days of aviation. As the owner of his namesake company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works), he oversaw many early advances in the field of aircraft design.

One of the most innovative aircraft Junkers created was the J 1, an experimental all-metal monoplane from 1915 affectionately nicknamed the Blechesel (“Sheet Metal Donkey”). With other planes of the era being of primitive wooden and fabric construction, the aluminum-based alloy used by the Junkers J 1 was considered revolutionary. Although only one prototype J 1 was ever built, the lessons learned from this plane influenced many later designs from Junkers, culminating with the tri-motor Ju 52 in 1930.

Junkers intended the Ju 52 to be the premier passenger and cargo aircraft of its day. The plane had its first flight in October of 1930, and by mid-decade it was in service not only by the German flag carrier Deutsche Luft Hansa but was also exported to other operators in countries as far-flung as Finland, Sweden, Canada, and Brazil.

The Ju 52 was designed first and foremost as a civilian aircraft, but it also played a military role in the turbulent years following its introduction. Shortly after becoming German Chancellor in 1933, Adolf Hitler began a program of rapid re-armament and requested Junkers build military aircraft for the Nazi regime. Hugo Junkers, who strongly opposed fascism, was aghast at this request and refused to cooperate. In response, he was threatened with imprisonment for High Treason if he didn’t comply and was forced to surrender control of his factories and patents to the Nazi government. Junkers was placed under house arrest in 1934 and died a year later at the age of 76. During the Second World War, the Ju 52 was used as a military transport plane and dropped paratroopers.

Although he did not live to see it personally, Hugo’s peaceful vision for the Ju 52 would be achieved after the war. His plane enjoyed a long career as one of the most successful civilian aircraft of its era. To many who flew on this beautiful plane or looked up at it from the ground as it passed overhead, it is lovingly remembered as “Tante Ju” (Aunt Ju).