Focke Wulf Fw 187 A0

Focke Wulf Fw 187

Focke Wulf Fw 187

The Focke Wulf Fw 187 was a twin engined high performance fighter that was not adopted by the Luftwaffe. A small group was briefly sent to Norway and three Fw 187 A-0s were manned by Focke-Wulf test-pilots in defense of the factory in Bremen.

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 30.4 m2 (327 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 3,600 kg (7,937 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Junkers Jumo 210Ga V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines 680 PS (500 kW; 671 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 525 km/h (326 mph, 283 kn) at 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
  • Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 6,000 m (19,685 ft) in 5 minutes 48 seconds

Armament

  • Guns:
  • 4 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine guns in fuselage sides
  • 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) MG FF cannon in lower fuselage