Focke-Wulf Fw 187
The Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke (“Falcon”) was a German aircraft developed in the late 1930s. It was conceived by Kurt Tank as a twin-engine, high-performance fighter, but the Luftwaffe saw no role for the design, perceiving it as intermediate between the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110. Later prototypes were adapted to two-seats to compete with the Bf 110 in the Zerstörer (heavy fighter) role, but only nine aircraft were built in total.
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
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby 
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby 
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby 
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby 
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby 
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby 
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby 
Focke-Wulf Fw 187 A-0 1/72 Scale Model by Special Hobby Box Art
Historical photographs of the Focke-Wulf FW 187 can be found here.