The Junkers J 1, nicknamed the Blechesel (Tin Donkey or Sheet Metal Donkey), was an experimental monoplane aircraft developed by Junkers. It was the first all-metal aircraft in the world.

The Boeing YB-9 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber aircraft designed for the United States Army Air Corps. The YB-9 was a much enlarged twin-engine development of Boeing's single-engine Model 200 Monomail commercial transport.

The Junkers F 13 is the world's first all-metal transport aircraft, designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers. Produced shortly after the end of the First World War, it was a cantilever-wing monoplane with enclosed accommodation for four passengers and a two seat open cockpit.

Jul 31, 2019 · German engineer Hugo Junkers championed the idea of an all-metal aircraft to reduce the need for complicated, drag-inducing external bracing and multiple wing members common to most designs leading up to, and those appearing during, World War 1 (1914-1918).

His J-1 Blechesel (“Sheet Metal Donkey”) monoplane was the first successful all-metal airplane (1915), and his F-13 was the first all-metal transport plane (1919). Many Junkers aircraft had a corrugated sheet-metal skin, which was copied by several American builders, including the Ford Motor Company.

Dec 13, 2015 · In July 1915 the Junkers firm got its first aircraft construction contract No. 96/7.17 A7/L from the German government, to produce a two-seat all-metal aircraft with a 130 km/h top speed, a wing loading of 50 kg/m² (10.2 lb/ft²) and using a 75 kW (101 hp) engine.

The extraordinary Junkers J1 was one of the most significant warplanes of ‘The Great War’ precisely fulfilling the diverse roles for which it was designed: low-level contour fighting: tactical reconnaissance and contact patrol. One of the World’s first practical all-metal aircraft, the Junkers J1 also made extensive use of armour plate.

The Martin B-10 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber to be produced in quantity. Considered modern for its time, it featured innovations such as internal bomb storage, retractable landing gear, a rotating gun turret, and enclosed cockpits. It flew on Hap Arnold's Alaska trip in 1934.

At the time, it was the world‘s first all-metal commercial aircraft capable of carrying passengers, mail and freight. The outer shell was made of resistant corrugated duralumin sheet, which was a revolutionary idea of its designer, the aircraft manufacturer Hugo Junkers.

Developed for low-level, front-line observation, the Junkers J.I was the first all-metal aircraft to go into series production anywhere in the world. The completely armoured nose-capsule of 5-mm chrome-nickel sheet-steel enclosed the engine and crew compartment.