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Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe
Variants

Fw 58 V1
First prototype.

Fw 58 V2
Second prototype.

Fw 58 V3
Third prototype.

Fw 58 V4
Fourth prototype.

Fw 58 V14
D- OPDR, was fitted with Fowler flaps and boundary-layer suction for high-lift experiments at AVA, Göttingen. The suction system was powered by a Hirth aircraft engine in the fuselage and the air exited through two circumferential, parallel rows of slots in the rear fuselage section.

Fw 58B

Fw 58B-1

Fw 58B-2
This version had a glazed nose, and was armed with a 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine gun.

Fw 58C

Fw 58W
Twin-floatplane version.

Focke-Wulf Fw 58W Weihe
Focke-Wulf Fw 58W Weihe

Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia: Focke-Wulf Fw 58
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