FOCKE-WULF Fw190 "LONG NOSE"

This book covers the complete development history of Fw190 D Series, those variants of the Fw190 powered by inline engines. The first Fw190 equipped with a Daimler-Benz liquid-cooled engine took to the air in early 1942, followed six months later by another powered by a Jumo 213. Production of the Fw190 C, Fw190 D and Ta153 was delayed by the German air ministry. Not until 1944, by which Germany had lost control of the air, did the Fw190 D-9, an interim fighter powered by the Jumo 213A, enter production. The Fw190 D-9 proved an immediate success, largely due to an excellent prototype test programme under Dipl.Ing. Hans Sander. The type quickly entered service with the Luftwaffe and more than 1,700 examples were completed by the end of the war. The Fw190 D-9 gave rise to a number of improved variants with the more powerful Jumo 213 F engine and a heavier armament; however, only a handful of the D-11 and D-13 versions were completed. With a maximum speed of 750 km/h, the Fw190 D-12 powered by the new Jumo 213 EB would have represented the apex of Fw190 development. The proposed Fw190 D-14 and D-15, both powered by improved versions of the DB 603, came too late to see service with the Luftwaffe.