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Specifications - Fw 189A-1
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Origin: Focke-Wulf Type: Reconnaisance plane Crew: Three Number Built: 864 First Flight: July 1938 Service Delivery: August 1941 Retired: 1945 Powerplant: Model: Argus As 410 Type: Air-cooled inverted V Cylinder: Twelve Number: Two Horsepower: 459hp Dimensions: Length: 12 m (39 ft 4 in) Wingspan: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in) Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 0 in) Wing area: 38 m² (409 ft²) Weights: Empty: 2,680 kg (5,920 lb) Loaded: 3,950 kg (8,708 lb) |
Performance: Maximum speed: 357 kph at 2,600 m (222 mph at 8,530 ft) Cruising speed: N/A Rate of climb: 8.3 m/s (1,640 ft/min) Service ceiling: 8,400 m (27,550 ft) Range: 670 km (416 mi) Wing loading: 103.9 kg/m² (21.3 lb/ft²) Power/mass: 86.6 W/kg (0.053 hp/lb) Armament: 2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns mounted in the wing roots, firing forward 1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in dorsal position, flexible mount, firing rearwards 1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 in rear cone, flexible mount, firing rearwards In later versions, MG 15 were replaced with 7.92 mm MG 81Z twin-barrel machine gun Payload: Underwing racks for 4 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs |
Crashed Fw 189. Note the two MG 81Z machine guns.
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