davebender
1st Lieutenant
Focke-Wulf Fw 191 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just what the German Navy needed for a maritime patrol bomber. Why didn't they fund the Fw-191C or something similiar rather then piddling around with aircraft like the Ju-290 and Do-217?
One final attempt was made to save the Fw 191 program, this time the Fw 191C was proposed as a four engined aircraft, using either the 999 kW (1,340 hp) Jumo 211F, the 969 kW (1,300 hp) DB 601E, the 1,099.9 kW (1,475.0 hp) DB 605A or the 1,099.9 kW (1,475.0 hp) DB 628 engines. Also, the cabin would be unpressurized and the guns manually operated; a rear step in the bottom of the deepened fuselage being provided for the gunner
4,200 kg (9,240 lb) of bombs (Two torpedoes could also be carried internally
Just what the German Navy needed for a maritime patrol bomber. Why didn't they fund the Fw-191C or something similiar rather then piddling around with aircraft like the Ju-290 and Do-217?
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