Focke-Wulf Fw 190

1939

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190

The first prototype flew on July 1, 1939. Entered service in August 1941. A total of about 20000 aircraft were built

Focke-Wulf Fw 190

Specification 
 MODELFw 190D-9
 CREW1
 ENGINE1 x Junkers Jumo 213A-1, 1324kW
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight4840 kg10670 lb
  Empty weight3490 kg7694 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan10.5 m34 ft 5 in
  Length10.2 m33 ft 6 in
  Height3.35 m11 ft 0 in
  Wing area18.3 m2196.98 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed685 km/h426 mph
  Ceiling12000 m39350 ft
  Range835 km519 miles
 ARMAMENT2 x 20mm cannons, 2 x 13mm machine-guns, 1 x 500kg bomb

3-View 
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A three-view drawing (1663 x 1213)

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Mahon MacRi, e-mail, 03.08.2008 05:13

Indeed, the three-view is of the radial-engined FW 190-A, also known as "the Butcher bird," which served the Luftwaffe in several fighter /fighter-bomber versions (mostly various A-1 through A-8 models) while the photograph and artwork show the famous FW 190-D, or "long nose 190," which was powered by an in-line Junkers Jumo inverted V-12 engine normally found in various bombers. Allied fighter pilots quickly came to fear and respect the Dora for its outstanding speed, performance and agility, and German pilots loved their Doras for much the same reasons, as well as its proven ruggedness and ability to absorb battle-damage. From its earliest service with the Luftwaffe, the FW 190 displayed phenomenal roll and climb rates, and featured an ability to pull very hard turns at speeds which would have literally ripped the wings right off some of its contemporaries! Unfortunately, the Dora also shared the same stall characteristics as other FW 190 versions, which some pilots have described as "absolutely vicious," and accellerated stalls usually came with little or no warning. Still, the Fw 190 Dora was definitely among the finest piston-engined fighters ever produced, and belongs right up there with the North American P-51D Mustang as one of the two top piston-engined fighters of WWII.

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Ben, e-mail, 16.05.2008 23:34

Nice one champ - 'Dora' is German phonetic for D (Delta), 'Dora' isn't a new kite, it's an Fw190 with the BMW801 binned in favour of an inverted V12 Junkers Jumo inline. It's the forth major variation of the 190 airframe.
Does your school-teacher know you're surfing the net all night and not doing your homework?

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thawkins, 23.09.2007 01:58

the drawing is not a dora. It is one of the radial engined models of the 190 series. The photograph and art work picture are doras.

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costy, 16.07.2007 22:34

the plane show above is not fw 190 a, but the version developt latter , in 1944, named "DORA"

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