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Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA7403
FW 190 A-8/R8
IV/JG.3 , Hauptmann Wilhelm Moritz
August 1944

1/48 scale pre-finished
Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
Professionally painted.
All markings pad applied for superb results.
Cockpit slides open.
Comes with a pilot that can be removed.
Comes with display stand.
Can be displayed with landing gear up or down.

In 1937 even though the Me-109 was a very capable fighter the
Reichsluftfahrtministeriun (RLM) or Reich Air Ministry was worried that future foreign
designs might surpass its performance so they called for submissions of designs. Kurt
Tank won the competition with his radical use of an air-cooled radial engine that he
dubbed the Fw-190 Würger (Butcher Bird). There were many skeptics who believed this
new aircraft would surpass the performance of the Me-109. However when the Fw-190
entered combat in the summer of 1941 it already was Germany’s premiere piston-
powered WWII fighter. Over 20,000 of all variants of the Fw-190 were built with 13,291 of
these being of the 9 different “A” variants.

This aircraft is W.Nr. 681382 flown by Hauptmann Wilhelm Moritz and is painted with a
"Black Double Chevron" (denoted a Gruppenkommandeur). Moritz was appointed
Gruppenkommandeur of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 on 18 April 1944. The Gruppe specialized in
anti-bomber operations flying heavily armoured and armed single-engined fighters. In
July 1944 he was awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight’s Cross) and on October 1st, he was
promoted to the rank of Major. However on December 5th, Moritz had a nervous
breakdown and was relieved from command of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3. Over the length of his
career Moritz flew more than 500 missions and credited with 44 victories.

Dimensions
Wingspan – 10.5 m   (34 ft 5 in)
Wing Area – 18.3 m   (197 sq ft)
Length – 8.96 m   (29 ft 5 in)
Height – 3.96 m   (13 ft)

Weight
Empty – 3,470 kg   (7,650 lb)
Maximum – 4,900 kg   (10,800 lb)

Performance
Engine – BMW 801D 1,700 hp 14-cylinder radial engine
Maximum Speed – 657 kph   (408 mph)   (335 kts)
Service Ceiling – 10,300 m   (33,800 ft)
Range – 800 km   (500 mi)   (435 nmi)

Armament
(2) 13 mm Machine Guns
plus
(4) 20 mm cannon
or
(2) 20 mm cannons
plus
(2) 30 mm cannons

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