Focke-Wulf Fw 57
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 57 was a prototype German fighter-bomber. It was built in 1936 but never saw production.
[edit] Design and development
In 1934 the Reich Air Ministry (RLM) declared a requirement for a Kampfzerstorer (Bomber destroyer), a tactical multi-role fighter/bomber. Focke-Wulf submitted the Fw 57, Messerschmitt submitted the Bf 110 and Henschel submitted the Hs 124. The Fw 57 was larger than its two competitors; it was heavier than and did not handle as well as the others.
The Fw 57 was a two-engine all-metal monoplane of conventional configuration, with a single fin and retractable tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot and navigator sit in tandem under a long canopy, the aft end of which consists of a gunner turret.
Three Fw 57 prototypes (V1-V3) were completed during 1936 but the kampfzerstorer requirement was superseded by the zerstorer and the Bf 110 proved to be the winner. All further research into the Fw 57 was abandoned and dropped shortly thereafter.
[edit] Specifications (Fw 57 V1)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: 3 (pilot, navigator and gunner)
- Length: 16.57 m (54 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 25 m (82 ft)
- Height: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 73.5 m² (791.17 ft²)
- Empty weight: 6,800 kg (14,991 lb)
- Loaded weight: 8,300 kg (18,298 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Daimler-Benz DB 600A inverted V12 engine, 910 hp (679 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 404 km/h (251 mph)
- Service ceiling 9,100 m (29,855 ft)
Armament
- 3 × 20 mm MG FF cannon (2 in the nose and 1 in a Mauser electric dorsal turret)
- 6 x 100 kg (220 lb) of bombs
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