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Focke Wulf FW 200 Condor


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A former airliner the Germans turned it into a bomber in WW 2. It was used to find ships that could attack U-boats and is thought to have sunk 365,000 tons of allied supplies.

Specification:

Dimensions-

Wing span 107ft 9in (32.85m)

Wing area 1,290.10 sq ft (119.85m2)

length 76ft 11in (23.45m)

Height 20ft 8in (6.30m)

 Powerplant-

four BMW-Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir nine-cylinder radial piston engines, each rated at 1,200hp (895kW)

Typical weights-

Empty-- 37,490lb (17005kg)

Maximum take-off--50,057lb (24520kg)

Performance-

Maximum speed--224 mph (360 km/h)

Cruising speed--208 mph (335 km/h)

Service ceiling-- 19685ft (6000 m)

Range-- 2212 miles (3560 km)

Endurance--14 hours

Armament-

four 13-mm (0.51-in) MG 131 machine-guns in dorsal and beam positions, and one MG 131 or one 20mm MG 151 cannon in forward ventral gondola; maximum bomb load of 2100kg (4,630lb) comprising two 500-kg (1102-lb), two 250kg (551-lb), and 12 50kg (110-lb) bombs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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