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The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger ("shrike"), often called Butcher-bird, was a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft of Germany's Luftwaffe, and one of the best fighters of its generation. Used extensively during the Second World War, over 20,000 were manufactured, including around 6,000 fighter-bomber models.
Fw 190 was a "workhorse," employed in and proved suitable for a wide variety of roles, including ground attack, long-range bomber escort, night-fighter and (especially in the "D" version) high-altitude interceptor.
--- Specifications (Fw 190A-8) ---
*General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 9.00 m (29 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 10.51 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.95 m (12 ft 12 in)
Wing area: 18,30 m² (196.99 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,200 kg (7,060 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,417 kg (9,735 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,900 kg (10,800 lb)
Powerplant: 1× BMW 801D-2 radial engine, 1,272 kW (1,730 hp); 1,471 kW (2,000 hp) with boost
*Performance
Maximum speed: 656 km/h at 4,800 m, 685 km/h with boost, up to 750 km/h in a dive (408 mph at 15,750 ft, 428 mph with boost, 466 mph in a dive)
Range: 800 km (500 miles)
Service ceiling: 11,410 m (37,430 ft)
Rate of climb: 13 m/s (2560 feet/min)
Wing loading: 241 kg/m² (49.4 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.29 - 0.33 kW/kg (0.18 - 0.21 hp/lb)
*Armament
2× 13 mm MG 131 machine guns with 475 rounds/gun
4× 20 mm MG151/20E cannons with 250 rounds/gun in the wing root and 140 rounds/gun outboard.
Anton "Toni" HACKL, 192 confirmed victories and possibly 24 unconfirmed, flew this Fw 190 A-5 in April 1944 when Kommandeur of III./JG 11
Profile : Claes Sundin
Fw 190 was a "workhorse," employed in and proved suitable for a wide variety of roles, including ground attack, long-range bomber escort, night-fighter and (especially in the "D" version) high-altitude interceptor.
--- Specifications (Fw 190A-8) ---
*General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 9.00 m (29 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 10.51 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.95 m (12 ft 12 in)
Wing area: 18,30 m² (196.99 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,200 kg (7,060 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,417 kg (9,735 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,900 kg (10,800 lb)
Powerplant: 1× BMW 801D-2 radial engine, 1,272 kW (1,730 hp); 1,471 kW (2,000 hp) with boost
*Performance
Maximum speed: 656 km/h at 4,800 m, 685 km/h with boost, up to 750 km/h in a dive (408 mph at 15,750 ft, 428 mph with boost, 466 mph in a dive)
Range: 800 km (500 miles)
Service ceiling: 11,410 m (37,430 ft)
Rate of climb: 13 m/s (2560 feet/min)
Wing loading: 241 kg/m² (49.4 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.29 - 0.33 kW/kg (0.18 - 0.21 hp/lb)
*Armament
2× 13 mm MG 131 machine guns with 475 rounds/gun
4× 20 mm MG151/20E cannons with 250 rounds/gun in the wing root and 140 rounds/gun outboard.
Anton "Toni" HACKL, 192 confirmed victories and possibly 24 unconfirmed, flew this Fw 190 A-5 in April 1944 when Kommandeur of III./JG 11
Profile : Claes Sundin
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