The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, nicknamed Würger[b] (Shrike) is a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s and widely used during World War II. Along with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Jagdwaffe (Fighter Force) of the Luftwaffe.

It soon showed exceptional qualities for such a comparatively small aircraft, with excellent handling, good visibility and speed (initially around 610 km/h (380 mph)). [1] . The roll rate was 162° per second at 410 km/h (250 mph), but the aircraft had a …

Fw 190, German fighter aircraft that was second in importance only to the Bf 109 during World War II. A low-wing monoplane powered by a BMW air-cooled radial engine, it was ordered by the Luftwaffe in 1937 as a hedge against shortages of the liquid-cooled Daimler-Benz DB601 engine, which powered the Bf 109.

It served on all the German fronts: Eastern Front, Western Front, North African Campaign and the Defence of the Reich. When it was first introduced in August 1941, it quickly proved to be superior in all but turn radius to the Royal Air Force (RAF) front-line fighter, the Spitfire Mk. V variant. [1] .

Fw 190G-1 was produced in the amount of 50 pieces. based on the A-4 series. The maximum flight range with two outboard tanks was 1500 km, and with one - 1050 km. The G-2 series was built on the basis of the A-5 airframe and was no different from the G-1.

Feb 24, 2013 · When the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 first appeared in action over the coast of France during the autumn of 1941 it was certainly the most advanced fighter in the world.

Following the success of the Fw 190 F as a Schlachtflugzeug (close support aircraft), both the Luftwaffe and Focke-Wulf began investigating ways of extending the range of the Fw 190 F. Approximately 1,300 Fw 190 Gs of all variants were new built. The G …

Jul 25, 2019 · The Focke-Wulf Fw 190G was a long range fighter bomber, based on the Fw 190A and originally produced with dedicated racks for fuel drop tanks under the wings. Work on the Fw 190G began in the autumn of 1942.

The Fw190G-1 was derived from the Fw190A-5 but carried a 3,968lbs (1,800kg) bomb which meant the introduction of strengthened landing gear, the wing armament was reduced to two MG151/20 cannon and the Junkers-designed wing racks held two 66 …

Initial testing found that if all but two wing root mounted 20 mm MG 151 cannons (with reduced ammunition load) were removed, the Fw 190 G-1 (as it was now called) could carry a 250 kg or 500 kg bomb on the centreline and up to a 250 kg bomb under each wing.