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Fighter aircraft, fighter-bomber
Wingspan 10.50 m
Length 8.95 m
Wing area 18.30 qm
Max. takeoff weight 4,900 g
Armament:
- 2 x MIG 131 (13 mm) on top of the fuselage
- 4 x MG 151/20 (20 mm) (in the wings)
Engine: 1 x BMW 801 Dd-2 14-cylinder double-row radial, air-cooled, 1,175 kW/1,700 PS
v/max (190 A-1: 530 km/h) 630 km/h
The Fw 190 (Würger) prototype made its maiden flight in June 1939. Due to initial difficulties with the forced-air cooling system, it took until mid-March 1942 for the aircraft to reach production readiness and thus be delivered to Fighter Wing JG 26, led by Adolf Galland, stationed over the English Channel. The aircraft soon proved highly successful and were often superior to the new British Supermarine V.
The Fw 190 was deployed on a large scale as a fighter-bomber (Jabo). Around 22,000 units were produced, including a good 6,000 Jabos. In the years that followed, the aircraft underwent continuous improvements. By 1944, its high-altitude performance was no longer sufficient. A successor with a V-12 inline engine, the Fw 190 D (Dora), was introduced.
Our A-8 was reconstructed from eight salvaged wrecks and a few new parts. It is currently the only original Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in Germany. The camouflage scheme in shades of blue and gray corresponds to the standard paint scheme of 1944 in Central Europe.
Here you can take a look around the cockpit of the Focke-Wulf.
And here you can see the Focke-Wulf in person...