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Germany's Focke-Wulf Fw 190G fighter

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190G fighter:
Germany's Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter 		Focke-Wulf Fw 190 G-3 fighter:
Germany's Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter		    
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter:
Germany's Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter		      

Design

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190G was developed with the Fw 190F.3

Prototype

Production

Variants

  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G: Fighter bomber with up to 2,205 lb / 1,000 kg bombs.2 Based on the Fw 190A-4/U13 and Fw 190A-5/U13.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-1: Based on Fw 190A-4 airframe.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-2: Based on Fw 190A-5 airframe.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-3: Had autopilot installed.3 On the wing leading edge were balloon cable cutters.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-3/Trop: Tropical version.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-4: Prototypes.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-5: Prototypes.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-6: Prototypes.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-7: Prototypes.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-8: Based on Fw 190A-8 airframe.3
  • Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-8/R4: Had GM-1 nitrous oxide boost.3

Usage

Ludendorff Bridge

A unit that was equipped with Fw 190Gs had single 3,986 lb / 1,800 kg bomb under the fuselage would fly night missions to try and bomb the Ludendorff Bridge that was captured by the Americans over the Rhine River at Remagen.3

Specifications

  Focke-Wulf Fw 190G3 Focke-Wulf Fw 190G-33
Type Fighter-bomber3,4  
Crew 13  
Engine (Type) BMW 801D-23  
Cylinders Radial 143  
Cooling    
HP 1,7003  
Propeller blades 33  
Dimensions    
Span 34' 5.5"3
10.5 m3 		 
Length 29' 4.25"3
8.85 m3 		 
Height 12' 11"3
3.94 m3 		 
Wing area    
Weight    
Empty   7,959 lb3
3,610 kg3
Loaded   11,045 lb3
5,010 kg3
Performance    
Speed at sea level   340 mph3
547 kph3
Speed @ 16,405' /
5,000 m 		  388 mph3
624 kph3
Cruising speed   262 mph3
422 kph3
Climb    
Service ceiling    
Range   497 miles3
800 km3
Range with external fuel   1,052 miles3
1,693 km3
Armament    
Wings   2: 20 mm3
Bombs 3,968 lb4
1,800 kg4 		2,755 lb3
1,250 kg3

Sources:

  1. Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
  2. Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Editor: Karen Leverington, 1995
  3. Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
  4. The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998