Diecast Aircraft Information

MetalWings Diecast Aircraft Reference by Dauntless Aviation

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.

Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA7420
FW 190A-4 "Eagle Head"
9./JG 2, "Richtofen"
Staffelkapitan Hptm. Siegfried Schnell,
Feb., 1943

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.

Siegfried “Wumm” Schnell was assigned to IV./JG 2 scoring his first victory on May 14, 1940
and by the end of October 1940 had 20 victories. June 1941 he transferred to 9./JG 2 and In
February 1943 replaced his Bf-109 with an Fw-190A-4 W.Nr. 746 and 80 victories by April
1943. On May 1, 1943 Schnell went to 111./JG 54 and then February 11, 1944 to IV./JG 54
on the Eastern Front flying a Bf-109. Schnell had 93 victories when he was shot down on
February 25, 1944.

Specifications for the Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-7
Crew 1

Dimensions
Wing span - 10.5 m
Length - 8.95 m
Height - 3.95 m

Performance
Powerplant – 1 x PE BMW-801D-2, 1700 hp
Maximum speed - 610 km/h
Time to 6000 m - 9 minutes
Service ceiling – 11,400 m
Service range (with external fuel tank) – 1,470 km

Weight
Empty - 3,470 kg
Maximum takeoff - 4,900 kg

Armament
4 X 20-mm cannons
2 X 13-mm machine guns

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