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Focke Wulf Fw 190A/F
Type: Ground Attack/close support fighter-bomber
Origin: Focke Wulf
First Flight:
Fw 190V1: June 1, 1939
Production Fw 190A-1: September 1940
Fw 190A-8/U11: January 23, 1944
Service Delivery:
Fw 190A-3: Autumn, 1941
Fw 190A-4: Summer, 1942
Fw 190A-5: Early 1943
Fw 190A-6: June 1943
Fw 190A-7: December 1943
Production: N/A (20,000+ for all Types)
SNCAC (France) built 64 Fw 190A-8s as the NC.900 in 1945.
Engine:
Fw 190A-1:
Model: BMW 801C-1
Type: 14-cyl. air cooled, twin-row radial
Number: One Horsepower: 1,660 hp
Fw 190A-3:
Model: BMW 801Dg
Type: 14-cyl. air cooled, twin-row radial
Number: One Horsepower: 1,800 hp
Fw 190A-4 & Fw 190A-8/F-8:
Model: BMW 801D-2
Type: 14-cyl. air cooled, twin-row radial
Number: One
Horsepower: 1,730 hp at take-off*
*With MW50 water/Methanol injection could
produce 2,100 hp for short periods.
Propeller Unit:
Fw 190A-8/F-8:
Type: VDM 9-12176A three blade, constant speed
Diameter: 3,300mm (10 ft. 11¾ in.)
Fuel: Fw 190A-8/F-8
Capacity: 140 U.S. Gallons (530 liters)
Type: N/A
Dimensions:
Wing span: 10.5m (34 ft. 5½ in.)
Wing Surface Area: 18.3 sq. m (197 sq. ft.)
Length: 9.00m (29 ft. 6 in.)
Height: 3.96m (13ft.)
Stabilizer Span: 3,650mm (11 ft. 11¾ in.)
Wheel Track: 3,500mm (11 ft. 5¾ in.)
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Weights:
Empty: 3,060kg (6,750 lbs.)
Gross: 4,865kg (10,725 lbs.)
Performance:
Maximum Speed:
Fw 190A-4: 416 mph at 21,000 ft (With MW50)
Fw 190A-8/F-8: 400 mph at 22,000 ft
Range (Maximum Fuel): 1,370km (850 miles)
Range (Maximum Bomb Load): 610km (380 miles)
Climb to altitude: 9.35 Minutes to 6,100m (20,000 ft.)
Endurance:
2 Hours at 2,000m (6,500 ft.) at 280 mph (450 km/h)
Service Ceiling: 10,360m (34,000 ft.)
Armament:
Fw 190A-1:
Four 7.92mm MG 17 machine guns.
Fw 190A-2:
Two 7.92mm MG 17 machine guns above engine.
Two 20mm MG/FF cannon mounted in wing root.
Optional:
Two 7.92mm MG 17 machine guns in outer wings.
Fw 190A-3:
Two 7.92mm MG 17 machine guns above engine.
Two 20mm Mg 151/20 cannon mounted in wing root.
Two 20mm MG/FF cannon in outer wings.
Fw 190A-4/R6:
Two 20mm Mg 151/20 cannon mounted in wing root.
Two 210-mm WGr.21 rocket tubes
Fw 190A-8/F-8:
Two 20mm Mg 151/20 wing mounted cannon.
Two 13mm Mg 131 fuselage mounted machine guns.
Avionics:
Fw 190A-1:
FuG 7a radio
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Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976,
Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe , 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe , 1977, Salamander
Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
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