Nicknamed

‘Würger’ - The Butcher Bird

Manufacturer

Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG
Bremen, Germany

Designed by

Kurt Tank (1934 - 1935)

Role

Fighter / Interceptor

Crew

1

Engine Model

Rolls-Royce Merlin XX

Engine

1 x BMW 801D-2 4-cylinder air-cooled radial two-row piston engine

Engine Power

Takeoff power: 1,250 kW (1,677 hp)
1545 kW (2,100 hp) for brief periods by using a system called MW-50

Max level speed

652 km/h (405 mph) at 6,250 m (20,000 ft)

Cruising speed

655 km/h at 6.3 km (407 mph at 20,669 ft)

Climb rate

• Initial:
  12 m/s (2,363 ft/min)
• At sea level:
  13.8 m/s (2,716 ft/min)
• At 3,000 m (9,843 ft):
  10.1 m/s (1,988 ft/min)
• At 6,000 m (1,9685 ft):
  7.8 m/s (1,535 ft/min)

Time to altitude

5,486 m (18,000 ft) in 6.25 mins

Service Ceiling

11,300 m (37,075 ft)

Range

800 km (500 miles) on internal fuel

Empty Weight

3,175 kg (7,000 lb)

Max. Takeoff Weight

4,900 kg (10,803 lb)

Wing Span

10.5 m (34 ft 5⅜ in)

Wing Area

18.3 m² (196.98 ft²)

Length

8.95 m (29 ft 4⅜ in)

Height

3.96 m (13 ft)

Armament

2 x 13mm MG131 machine guns above engine, firing 475 rounds rounds per gun with a velocity of 750 m/s (2,461 ft/sec)

AND 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 E cannons, synchronized in the wing roots, firing 250 rounds per gun with a velocity of 585 m/s (1,920 ft/sec)

AND 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 E cannons cannons in mid-wing mounts, firing 250 rounds per gun with a velocity of 585 m/s (1,920 ft/sec)

EITHER 1 bomb under fuselage OR four bombs under wings

Data for version

Fw 190 D-9

First combat mission

September 1941 - during Germany's Operation Cerberus

Final delivery (all variants)

May 1945 (Germany)

Total production

c. 20,000

ICAO Code

FW90

Production Variants

Fw 190 A0 to 10, Fw 190 B, Fw 190 C, Fw 190 D-9 to 13, Fw 190 F-1 to 9, Fw 190 G-1 to G-3