fw 190

A World War II German fighter-bomber produced by Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG. It had wide-track landing gear and a rearward-sliding raised canopy. Initial models had a short, tightly cowled nose housing a radial engine; later ones (the D and Ta 152 series) had longer noses with liquid-cooled inline engines (see post #520843 for a comparison). They also had lengthened fuselages and longer wings.

The Fw 190 could carry combinations of nose- and wing-mounted 13mm machine guns and/or 20mm cannon. Some had a 30mm Motorkanone firing through the propeller hub, while the ground attack versions could carry rockets or bombs. The Würger ("Shrike" or "Butcher Bird") could also carry external fuel tanks.

See also

• List of airplanes
• Bf 109
• Ta 152
• Supermarine Spitfire
• Wikipedia: Focke-Wulf Fw 190