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Focke-Wulf FW200 Condor
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| Plane type & model | Recon bomber (FW200C-3/U-4) | Developed as a passenger plane for Lufthansa, the Condor was, before the war, the best long range line plane. Powered by 4 Pratt & Whitney engines, the plane could carry up to 26 people. In 1938 the prototype FW-200S-1 Brandeburg flew between Berlin to New York without intermediate landings in less than 25 hours. During the war the Condor was employed as a transport, recon and bomber mainly by KG 40. The FW-200C-6 and C-8 versions were dotated with a radar and with guided missles to anti-naval purposes. |
| Length | 23.45 m ; 77.14 Ft | |
| Height | 6.3 m ; 20.72 Ft | |
| Wingspan | 32.85 m ; 108.06 Ft | |
| Wing Area | 119.85 sq m ; 143.36 sq Yds | |
| Engine | 4 Bramo 223R (1200 CV) | |
| Weapons | 4 13 mm MG; 1 20 mm cannon ; up to 2100 Kg of bombs | |
| Empty Weight | 17000 Kg ; 37528 Lbs | |
| Max Weight | 24520 Kg ; 54128 Lbs | |
| Top Speed | 360 Km/h ; 224 MpH | |
| Ceiling | 6000 m ; 19736.84 ft | |
| Range | 3560 Km ; 2213 mi | |
| First flight | 27th July 1937 | |
| N° built | 280 | |
| Versions built | 19 | |
| Used by n° countries | 1 | |
| Crew | 7 | |
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Date Added: 4/18/2000 | Last change: 4/18/2000 |
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