Focke-Wulf Fw 58
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Focke-Wulf Fw 58 | |
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Type | Trainer, Transport, Ambulance |
Manufacturer | Focke-Wulf |
Maiden flight | 1935 |
Primary user | Luftwaffe |
The Focke-Wulf Fw 58 was 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. It was also used as VIP transport, ambulance, feeder airliner, photo-reconnasscince, 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.
[edit] Specifications (Fw 58)
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 14 m (45ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 21 m (68 ft 10 in)
- Height: 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 47 m² (506 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,900 kg (4,200 lb)
- Loaded weight: 2,810 kg (6,200 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Argus As10 , 180 kW (240 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 256 km/h (159 mph)
- Range: 676 km (420 miles)
- Wing loading: 59.8 kg/m² (12.3 lb/ft²)
Armament
[edit] Operators
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechoslovakia
- Finland
- Germany: Luftwaffe
- Hungary
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Romania
- Turkey
- Soviet Union
[edit] Related content
Designation sequence
Fw 56 - He 56 - Fw 57 - Fw 58 - He 58 - He 59 - He 60
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