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Fw 191
Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau · Advanced Medium BomberBomber B design competitor · Germany · WWII (1939–1945)
The Focke-Wulf Fw 191 was a prototype German bomber of World War II, as the Focke-Wulf firm's entry for the Bomber B advanced medium bomber design competition. Two versions were intended to be produced, a twin-engine version using the Junkers Jumo 222 engine and a four-engine variant which was to have used the smaller Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. The project was eventually abandoned due to technical difficulties with the engines.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau
- Operator
- Luftwaffe (cancelled order)
- Primary Role
- Advanced Medium BomberBomber B design competitor
- Status
- Development
- Service Entry
- 1942
- Produced
- 3
- Engine
- 2× 24-cylinder liquid-cooled coupled V-12 piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 2140 kW each
- Length (ft)
- 64
- Wingspan (ft)
- 85
- MTOW (lb)
- 55819
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 28806
- Range (mi)
- 1118
- Max Speed (mph)
- 351
- Armament
- Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 81 machine guns in chin turret; 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 81 machine guns in remote-controlled turret at rear of each engine nacelle; 1 × MG 151/20 cannon and 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns in dorsal turret; 1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon and 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns in ventral turret; Bombs: 4,200 kg (9,240 lb) of bombs (Two torpedoes could also be…