Focke-Wulf Fw 189 - Specifications (Fw 189 A-1)

Specifications (Fw 189 A-1)

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 38 m² (409 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,680 kg (5,920 lb)
• Loaded weight: 3,950 kg (8,708 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Argus As 410, 342 kW (465 PS - 459 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 357 km/h at 2,600 m (222 mph at 8,530 ft)
• Range: 670 km (416 mi)
• Service ceiling: 8,400 m (27,550 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.3 m/s (1,640 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 103.9 kg/m² (21.3 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 86.6 W/kg (0.053 hp/lb)

Armament

• 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns mounted in the wing roots, firing forward
• 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun in dorsal position, flexible mount, firing rearwards
• 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 in rear cone, flexible mount, firing rearwards (optional)

• In later versions, MG 15 were replaced with 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 81Z twin-barrel machine gun

• 4 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs