Focke-Wulf Fw 238

Focke-Wulf Fw 238
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Type:	Long range bomb plane
Design country:	German Empire
Manufacturer:	Focke-Wulf

The Focke-Wulf Fw 238 was a project for a four or six-engine long - range bomber from Focke-Wulf , which was created on the basis of the same tender as the Ta 400 and Ju 390 , in which a range of 15,000 km with a payload of 5000 kg was required .

The aircraft was designed in 1941 as an all-wood construction with a pressurized cabin for a crew of 5 to 10 people. It was to be driven by four liquid-cooled, 3900  hp twin-wheel BMW 803 engines , each with two counter-rotating four-blade propellers. A runway of 1000 meters was calculated. It stayed with the project, there was no production.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data Fw 238	Data Fw 238 H
crew	5 to 10)
length	35.3 m	30.6 m
span	52 m	50 m
height	8.7 m	5.8 m
Wing area	290 m²	240 m²
Wing extension	9.3	10.4
Empty mass	55,620 kg	24,834 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	114,530 kg	61,100 kg
Top speed	670 km / h at 8,000 m	400 km / h at 5,700 m
Marching speed	500 km / h at 8,000 m	310 km / h at 5,700 m
Service ceiling
Range	14,100 km (29 h)	15,000 km (48 h)
Engines	Fw 238A : four BMW 803 ; 3,900 PS (approx. 2,900 kW) Fw 238B : four Jumo 222 Fw 238C : six Jumo 213 or DB 603	four BMW 801D
Armament	four MG 151/20 , optionally four MK 108 5500 kg bomb load

literature

• Heinz J. Nowarra : The German Air Armament 1933-1945. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5464-4 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Focke-Wulf Fw 238. In: luft46.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .