The Junkers Aircraft A50 Junior is a sleek, light sport two-seater that merges the pioneering spirit and flair of the 1930s with the very latest aviation technology and safety.
Inspired by the A50 Junior that first took flight back in 1929, this reborn, reimagined successor features the signature corrugated, lightweight aluminum skin, oval fuselage cross-section, twin-blade wooden propeller, and even the spoked wheels of the iconic original.
It’s a brand-new, fully certified model, handcrafted by Junkers Aircraft GmbH in Oberndorf, Germany.
Powering the A50 Junior is the proven and ultra-dependable, Rotax 912iS fuel-injected, 4-cylinder engine producing 100 hp.
It gives the lightweight, 1,323-pound (827 pounds empty) A50 a top speed of 112 knots and relaxed cruising at 84, coupled with an impressive fuel economy. With its 27-gallon (US) tank full, the A50 has a range of over 770 miles, sipping fuel at the rate of just four gallons an hour.
Built-in safety comes from the stiffness and rigidity of the fuselage, the integrated Galaxy ballistic parachute rescue system, Beringer brakes, and the latest Garmin G3X avionics with a 10.6-inch pilot touchscreen for advanced navigation.
It takes over 2,500 hours it takes to build one, to the more than 1,000 hand-built components—98 percent of which are crafted in-house—to the over 10,000 hand-applied rivets used in construction.
Like the 1929 original, the A50 Junior is defined by its streamlined, corrugated aluminum skin, designed to provide strength and rigidity while giving the aircraft a truly unique look.
The twin cockpit layout puts the pilot in the rear and the co-pilot up front, with rounded, frameless windshields for protection. Each cockpit features hand-stitched leather trim for comfort and style, while to personalize each A50 Junior, there’s a choice of six distinctive, art deco–style exterior colors. Everything from white aluminum, to carrara white, to bold saffron yellow and papaya metallic, to cool frozen blue and black metallic. Flying goggles and a leather helmet are custom to the pilot.
For true authenticity, JUNKERS also offers an A50 Heritage model, powered by a 124 hp Verner Scarlett 7U radial engine with old-school analog gauges. It comes standard as a single seater, with the option of a second seat up front.
Since the launch of this new A50 Junior in 2022, production has been centered on JUNKERS’ main facility in the heart of Germany’s Black Forest. But that was about to change with the opening of the company’s new manufacturing space in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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