Focke-Wulf Fw 190

E13367

World War II aircraft fighter aircraft single-seat aircraft

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was a highly regarded German single-seat fighter aircraft of World War II, known for its powerful engine, rugged design, and effectiveness in both air superiority and ground-attack roles.

Aliases (6)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft → fighter aircraft → single-seat aircraft →
armament	bombs → cannons → machine guns → rockets →
configuration	single-seat →
contemporaryOf	Hawker Typhoon → Messerschmitt Bf 109 → Supermarine Spitfire →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
crew	1 →
designer	Kurt Tank →
engineType	BMW 801 radial engine →
enteredServiceWith	Luftwaffe →
firstFlight	1939-06-01 →
firstOperationalUse	Eastern Front → Western Front →
fuselageConstruction	all-metal →
introduced	1941 →
landingGear	retractable tailwheel landing gear →
manufacturer	Focke-Wulf →
maxSpeedClass	over 600 km/h →
nationality	German →
nicknamed	Würger →
notableFeature	excellent roll rate → powerful radial engine → rugged airframe →
notableVariant	Fw 190 A → Fw 190 D → Fw 190 F → Fw 190 G →
powerplantConfiguration	single-engine →
primaryUser	Luftwaffe →
role	fighter → fighter-bomber → ground-attack aircraft →
successor	Focke-Wulf Ta 152 →
translationOfNickname	Shrike →
usedAs	close air support aircraft → day fighter → fighter-bomber →
usedBy	French Air Force (postwar) → Luftwaffe → Royal Hungarian Air Force → Royal Romanian Air Force → Turkish Air Force →
usedInConflict	World War II →
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dietrich Hrabak → Gerhard Schöpfel → Gordon Gollob → Hans-Ulrich Rudel → Johannes Steinhoff → Josef Priller →	aircraftFlown
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ("Fw 190 A") → Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ("Fw 190 D") → Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ("Fw 190 F") → Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ("Fw 190 G") →	notableVariant
Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive → Fighter Wing 52 → Jagdgeschwader 26 → Luftwaffe →	usedAircraft
BMW 801 ("Focke-Wulf Fw 190F variants") →	powerplantFor
Shrike →	refersTo
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ("Focke-Wulf Ta 152") →	successor
Royal Hungarian Air Force →	usedAircraftModel
MG 131 machine gun →	usedOnAircraft
Defense of the Reich →	usedWeapon