Minimum length for FW 190 aircraft for takeoff

[jrs]

What would be the minimum length of runway for takeoff of a German World War II FW190

I'm building a diorama in one over 87 scale with a train table 30 foot in length. For the period of 1939 to 1945.

 

[Wurger]

The runway lenght used for the taking off varied and depened on the weight of the plane and the runway type ( concrete or the grass ) For instance the G-8 with the heaviest bombs racked needed about 1200m of the runway for taking off. So the lighter Wurger was the shorther distance for taking off. I couldn't find the data for the ealier varinats eg. A-3/A-4 but it may be said it was about 350 m. Generally it can be estiamted that the runway lenght for the taking off could vary from 300 m to 500 m.

Fw 190 A-5 ... 391 m
Fw 190 A-8 ... 450 m
Fw 190 F-8 ... 453 m
Fw 190 D-9 ... 317-450 m
Fw 190 D-12 ... 317 m
Fw 190 D-13 ... 317 m

 

[jrs]

The runway lenght used for the taking off varied and depened on the weight of the plane and the runway type ( concrete or the grass ) For instance the G-8 with the heaviest bombs racked needed about 1200m of the runway for taking off. So the lighter Wurger was the shorther distance for taking off. I couldn't find the data for the ealier varinats eg. A-3/A-4 but it may be said it was about 350 m. Generally it can be estiamted that the runway lenght for the taking off could vary from 300 m to 500 m.

Fw 190 A-5 ... 391 m
Fw 190 A-8 ... 450 m
Fw 190 F-8 ... 453 m
Fw 190 D-9 ... 317-450 m
Fw 190 D-12 ... 317 m
Fw 190 D-13 ... 317 m

Thank you, sir. Now I have to start the math to figure out how to convert the meters for one over 87 scale diorama runway. Thank you I've looked everywhere for something like that but you're most helpful. Thank you sir.

 

[fubar57]

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[SaparotRob]

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[PStickney]

The runway lenght used for the taking off varied and depened on the weight of the plane and the runway type ( concrete or the grass ) For instance the G-8 with the heaviest bombs racked needed about 1200m of the runway for taking off. So the lighter Wurger was the shorther distance for taking off. I couldn't find the data for the ealier varinats eg. A-3/A-4 but it may be said it was about 350 m. Generally it can be estiamted that the runway lenght for the taking off could vary from 300 m to 500 m.

Fw 190 A-5 ... 391 m
Fw 190 A-8 ... 450 m
Fw 190 F-8 ... 453 m
Fw 190 D-9 ... 317-450 m
Fw 190 D-12 ... 317 m
Fw 190 D-13 ... 317 m

Those are a pretty fair estimate of calculated and test results, corrected to Standard Conditions (Sea Level, Standard Pressure, Density, and Temperature). But the true answer of any Aviation Question is "That Depends". You can't count on an engine pulling full Takeoff Power (Particularly in formation takeoffs, where the Lead applies full power until somebody starts dropping back, then you back off a bit), and Runway Surface is a big factor - A mown grass / sod runway will add about 15-20% to the takeoff roll. You've also got to allow space for an airplane aborting takeoff to stop.
The U.S. Army Field Manual FM -5-35, Corps of Engineers Reference Data, March 1944, lists the minimum runway length for a Fighter / Light Bomber type airplane as 4,000 ft (a bit over 1200m), with a 500 ft (150-is m) clear area at each end.

 

[Wurger]

Thank you, sir. Now I have to start the math to figure out how to convert the meters for one over 87 scale diorama runway. Thank you I've looked everywhere for something like that but you're most helpful. Thank you sir.

Fubar posted a quite good way for the convesion of the meter to milimeter in the required scale. Sometimes it is better to recalculate meteres/milimeters to centimeters. Usually I use the formula ... metres / scale x 100 = centimeters.

 

[fubar57]

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What would be the minimum length of runway for takeoff of a German World War II FW190

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