MAQUETTE À MONTER - Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8/R8 BODENPLATTE Hasegawa | No. 07470 | 1:48
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Characteristics
| Scale | 1:48 |
| Manufacturer | Hasegawa |
| Size of the box | 34 x 19 x 5 cm |
Description
The Fw190 was designed as an auxiliary fighter for the Luftwaffe's mainstay Messerschmitt Bf109 series. It was powered by a radial engine -- rare in a European fighter design. The Fw190 was a brilliant design, with a robust airframe and high performance characteristics thanks to its high horsepower to weight ratio. Based on the earlier A-3, the A-4 can be said to be the first "definitive" A model. Improvements accumulated since the first A-0. Two main changes arriving with the A-8 was the inclusion of a 115 liter fuel tank located behind the cockpit, and the moving of the pitot tube from the center of the starboard wing out to the wingtip. Identity-friend-or-foe (IFF) FuG16ZY Morane antenna was also standard issue with the type. Many of these aircraft produced after September 1944 featured the bulged "Galland hauhe" canopy for improved pilot vision. A long range "A variant of the A-8 saw extensive action as a direct "on call" ground support night fighter-bomber and nightfighter.
Focke Wulf Fw190A-8/R8 'Bodenplatte'
Hasegawa | No. 07470 | 1:48
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