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Focke-Wulf Fw 190

Specifications / Technical Data / Description
Fw_190 Flugwerk FW-190A8/N rebuild first flight at GossHawk Unlimited. (Photographer: GossHawk Unlimited) Luftwaffe insignia
Nicknamed
‘Würger’ - The Butcher Bird
Manufacturer
Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG
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 feet)
Climb rate
Initial: 12 m/s (2,363 ft/min)
At sea level: 13.8 m/s (2,716 feet/min)
At 3,000 m (9,843 feet): 10.1 m/s (1,988 feet/min)
At 6,000 m (1,9685 feet): 7.8 m/s (1,535 feet/min)
Time to altitude
5,486 m (18,000 ft) in 6.25 mins
Service Ceiling
11,300 metres (37,075 feet)
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 velocity of 750 metres per sec (2,461 ft/sec), firing
AND 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 E cannons, synchronized in the wing roots, firing 250 rounds per gun with velocity of 585 metres per sec (1,920 ft/sec)
AND 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 E cannons cannons in mid-wing mounts, firing 250 rounds per gun with velocity of 585 metres per sec (1,920 ft/sec)

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