Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA7429FW 190A-3 Black 13, 8/JG.2 , Luftwaffe, WWII
General Background
In 1937 even though the Me-109 was a very capable fighter the Reichsluftfahrtministeriun (RLM) or Reich Air Ministry was worried that future foreign designs might surpass its performance so they called for submissions of designs. Kurt Tank won the competition with his radical use of an air-cooled radial engine that he dubbed the Fw-190 Würger (Butcher Bird). There were many skeptics who believed this new aircraft would surpass the performance of the Me-109. However when the Fw-190 entered combat in the summer of 1941 it already was Germany’s premiere piston-powered WWII fighter. Over 20,000 of all variants of the Fw-190 were built with 13,291 of these being of the 9 different “A” variants.
Hobby Master HA7429, FW 190A-3 Black 13, 8/JG.2 , Luftwaffe, WWII, 1:48
- Dimensions:Wingspan – 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Wing Area – 18.3 m (197 sq ft)
Length – 8.96 m (29 ft 5 in)
Height – 3.96 m (13 ft)
Weight:Empty – 3,470 kg (7,650 lb)
Maximum – 4,900 kg (10,800 lb)
Performance:Engine – BMW 801D 1,700 hp 14-cylinder radial engine
Maximum Speed – 657 kph (408 mph) (335 kts)
Service Ceiling – 10,300 m (33,800 ft)
Range – 800 km (500 mi) (435 nmi)
Armament:(2) 13 mm Machine Guns plus
(4) 20 mm cannon or(2) 20 mm cannons plus
(2) 30 mm cannons
