Focke-Wulf Fw 55

Focke-Wulf Fw 55
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Type:	Trainer aircraft
Design country:	German Empire
Manufacturer:	Focke-Wulf
First flight:	1932

The Focke-Wulf Fw 55 was a military training aircraft from Focke-Wulf .

The aircraft corresponds to the Albatros L 102 , which was designed by Walter Blume and which was produced as the Fw 55 after the forced merger of the Albatros Flugzeugwerke with Focke-Wulf , except for detailed changes . It was a stripped high-decker in composite construction with rigid normal landing gear. An Argus As 10 C with 240 hp was used as the drive . The two-man crew sat one behind the other in open seats. The tail unit had a rudder behind the horizontal stabilizer, a typical Blume design feature that was later used in some Arado designs.

The Fw 55 L was the land version , the Fw 55 W the sea ​​version with two floats and a small extra wing.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data (Fw 55 L)
crew	2
span	13.10 m
length	9.10 m
height	2.66 m
Wing area	22.45 m²
Empty mass	800 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	1225 kg
drive	an Argus As 10 C with 240 PS (177 kW)
Top speed	213 km / h
Cruising speed	195 km / h
Landing speed	80 km / h
Service ceiling	5400 m
Range	550 km

literature

• Manfred Griehl: Focke-Wulf since 1925 . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-613-03006-0 , p. 42 .
• Heinz J. Nowarra : The German Air Armament 1933-1945 . tape 2 . Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5466-0 , p. 57 .