Junkers J 2
The Junkers J 2 was a single-seat fighter of Junkers & Co. (Dessau ) and direct successor to the Junkers J 1 equipped with a Mercedes D II engine of 120 hp, it was the beginning of 1916 to the first flight tests. However, the engine proved to be unsuitable. Especially prepared aerobatics difficulties which collapsed the fuel supply.
The available from mid- 1916 Mercedes D III with 160 hp proved to be better, but crashed on September 23, 1916 Max pity with such a machine in the city of Dessau. The stalling characteristics of the machine itself was difficult to control for an experienced test pilots.
In addition, it was difficult to get with 1185 kg, so climb performance and maneuverability of a fighter plane were unacceptable. This led to the setting of the experiments. The top speed was quite good with 185 km / h. The first copy had a wingspan of 11.00 m, the five following a span of 11.70 m.