FOCKE-WULF FW 187A-0 FALKE

The Focke Wulf Fw-187 Falke (German: falcon) was initially a single-seater, but due to the lack of official requirements for a single-seat, twin-engine fighter, the designer was forced to convert the plane (from the third V-3 prototype) to a two-seater. After increasing the engine power (Jumo-210G-700HP), the aircraft's performance did not deteriorate. The engines were built in front of the airfoil so that they did not protrude above its upper surface, and under-wing parts of the nacelle hid landing gear assemblies. Despite all the advantages of the plane and the enthusiastic opinion of test pilots, an order was placed for only 3 more prototypes, and a little later for 3 more planes of the test series (A-0). The Fw-187 V-6 prototype, equipped with two Daimler-Benz DB-600 engines (1006KM each), achieved a speed of 630 km / h in 1939 tests. However, the larger series was not ordered. Produced in 1940, 3 Fw-187 A-0 planes, equipped with Jumo-210 Ga engines and 740KM each, and armed with 4 MG-17 machine guns (7.92 mm) on the sides of the fuselage and two MG-FF (20 mm) under the fuselage were not handed over to the Luftwaffe, but were used to protect the Focke-Wulf plant in Bremen. In total, only 9 copies of this promising plane were produced. Technical data: length: 11.12m, wingspan: 15.3m, height: 3.85m, maximum speed: 630km / h, climb speed: 17.5m / s, maximum ceiling 10000m.