Focke Wulf Fw 187 'Falke

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Thank you very much. For the 1st time I've realized there were actual windows under the nose.
 
The Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke ("falcon") was a German aircraft developed in the late 1930s. It was conceived by Kurt Tank as a twin-engine, high-performance fighter, but the Luftwaffe saw no role for the design, perceiving it as intermediate between the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110. Later prototypes were adapted to two-seats to compete with the Bf 110 in the Zerstörer (heavy fighter) role, but only nine aircraft were built in total.

Specifications (Fw 187 A-0)[edit]
General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 11.12 m (36 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.30 m (50 ft 2 ⅓ in)
  • Height: 3.85 m (12 ft 7 ⅔ in)
  • Wing area: 30.40 m² (327.22 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 3,700 kg (8,157 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Junkers Jumo 210G 12-cylinder inverted-V piston, 515 kW (700 PS) each
Performance

Armament

  • 4 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns in fuselage sides
  • 2 × 20 mm MG FF cannon in lower fuselage
 

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