Focke-Wulf Fw 190
by: RLindsey
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The Focke Wulf Fw 190 was Germany’s premier fighter plane during World War II. Kurt Tank of the Focke-Wulf company thought of the German rival Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the British Supermarine Spitfire as “racehorses,” which, while fast, were not very durable. He set out to build a plane that could take - as well as deliver - a beating. The first Luftwaffe unit to have the Fw 190 was the IL/JG 26 in Belgium beginning in September 1941. In defending Germany against Allied bombers, many Fw 190s went head-on, taking out the pilot and co-pilot with their cannons. Amazingly, no Fw190 has been restored and flown since the 1940s.
Type: Fighter - Bomber
County: Germany
Length: 29 feet 1.5 inches (8.95 m)
Wingspan: 34 feet 5.5 inches (10.51 m)
Speed: 402 mph (647 km/h)
Ceiling: 37,400 feet (11,400 m)
Range: 500 miles (805 km)
Engines: one 2,100 hp BMW 801D-2 14-cylinder air-cooled radial
Crew: one
Armament: two 0.5 inch (13mm) MG 131 machine guns in nose cowl, four 0.79 inch (20mm) MG 151/20 cannons in wings, 2,200 lbs (1000 kg) bombs, two 8.3 inch (210mm) Wgr.21 rockets
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Robert M. Lindsey
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