Focke-Wulf Fw 58

Focke-Wulf Fw 58

Infobox Aircraft
name = Focke-Wulf Fw 58
type = Trainer, Transport, Ambulance
manufacturer = Focke-Wulf




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The Focke-Wulf Fw 58 "Weihe" ("Harrier") was a German aircraft, built to fill a request of the Luftwaffe for a multi-role aircraft to be used as advanced trainer for pilots, gunners and radio operators.

Design and development

The Fw 58 is a low-wing monoplane with two piston engines mounted in nacelles on the wing leading edges. The crew members sit in an enclosed canopy. Aft of the flight deck, the fuselage is open to form a moveable machine-gun station. The tailwheel undercarriage is retractable.

Operational history

The Fw 58 was widely used for training Luftwaffe personnel. It was also used as VIP transport, ambulance, feeder airliner, photo-reconnaissance, and weather research aircraft. It was built under license in Bulgaria and Brazil. It was also operated by several countries such as the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Turkey.

Variants

;Fw 58 V1:First prototype.;Fw 58 V2:Second protoype.;Fw 58 V3:Third prototype.;Fw 58 V4:Fourth prototype.;Fw 58B:;Fw 58B-1:;Fw 58B-2:This version had a glazed nose, and was armed with a 7.92-mm (0.31-inch) MG 15 machine-gun.;Fw 58C:;Fw 58W:Twin-floatplane version.

Operators

;AUT;BRA
*Brazilian Air Force;flag|Bulgaria|1878
*Bulgarian Air Force;flagicon|Croatia|1941 Croatia
*Croatian Air Force;CZS
*Czechoslovakian Air Force;FIN
*Finnish Air Force;flag|Nazi Germany
*Luftwaffe;flag|Hungary|1940
*Hungarian Air Force;NLD
*Royal Netherlands Air Force;POL
*Polish Air Force;flag|Romania
*Romanian Air Force;TUR
*Turkish Air Force;flag|Soviet Union|1923
*Soviet Air Force

pecifications (Fw 58)

aircraft specifications
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length main= 14 m
length alt= 45ft 11 in
span main= 21 m
span alt= 68 ft 10 in
height main= 4.3 m
height alt= 14 ft 1 in
area main= 47 m²
area alt= 506 ft²
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empty weight main= 1,900 kg
empty weight alt= 4,200 lb
loaded weight main= 2,810 kg
loaded weight alt= 6,200 lb
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engine (prop)=Argus As 10
type of prop=air-cooled inverted V8 piston engines
number of props=2
power main= 180 kW
power alt= 240 hp

max speed main= 256 km/h
max speed alt= 159 mph
cruise speed main=
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range main= 676 km
range alt= 420 miles
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loading main= 59.8 kg/m²
loading alt= 12.3 lb/ft²
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armament=
* 2 × MG 15 machine guns
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ee also

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*List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
*List of military aircraft of Germany

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