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FockeWulf Fw 200 C "Condor" (code SG + KS) in flight, 1941. r/GermanWW2photos

The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was the only four-engined, long-range aircraft in service with the Luftwaffe during WW II. The aircraft was a simple development of a pre-war commercial craft. First flown in 1937 it was an all metal construction, four-engine monoplane capable of carrying 25 passengers up to 3000 km, it flew from Berlin to New York in twenty hours without stopping.


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The Fw 200 was an elegant machine, of all-metal construction, except for fabric-covered flight-control surfaces and the wing covered with fabric aft of the main spar; it was powered by four radial engines mounted on a wide-span low-mounted wing. All flight control surfaces were manually actuated, though the split flaps were hydraulically actuated.


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The Focke Wulf Fw 200 was originally designed as a long-range airliner for the Lufthansa. The prototype, the Fw 200V1 with the registration D-AERE made its maiden flight on July 27th, 1937 and was flown by Kurt Tank himself. This aircraft was equiped with 4 Pratt & Whitney Hornet S1E-G engines at 875 hp each.


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The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was a German four-engine airliner and maritime patrol aircraft developed in the 1930s. It was designed to be a long-range aircraft that could operate over great distances and was used extensively during World War II by the Luftwaffe as a reconnaissance and anti-shipping aircraft.


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Kurt Tank, the lead designer at Focke-Wulf, presented his ideas for a new transport aircraft for Deutsche Lufthansa to the Board of Directors of the airline on 16 July 1936, promising that the first examples would fly within a year.


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The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was built in the mid-1930s as a cutting-edge passenger airliner. It pioneered non-stop transatlantic flights and was among the finest aircraft in Lufthansa's fleet. However, that did not last long. After the Second World War broke out, most of the plane's passengers were those in uniform.


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A 96-year-old German engineer who had to give up his studies as an aircraft engineer when he was sent to fight on the front in 1939 and became a locomotive m.


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At a time when the commercial airline industry was still young and inexperienced, Germany designed a revolutionary trans-Atlantic passenger plane whose colos.


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The Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor was a long-range maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft utilized by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. In terms of its success in sinking enemy ships and conducting reconnaissance operations, the FW 200 had a mixed record.


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Now, a masterpiece of aviation shines in new splendor: The legendary Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, a German all-metal four-engined monoplane originally developed by Focke-Wulf as a long-range airliner. In 1988, a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor" type C-3 was discovered off the Norwegian coast near Trondheim.


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The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, also known as Kurier ( German for courier [1]) to the Allies, is a German all-metal four-engined monoplane originally developed by Focke-Wulf as a long-range airliner.


FockeWulf Fw 200 Condor Price, Specs, Photo Gallery, History Aero Corner

The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, also known as Kurier to the Allies [1] was a German all-metal four-engined monoplane originally developed by Focke-Wulf as a long-range airliner.


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The FW 200 Condor was never originally intended for military use, it started its career as a long-range commercial airliner, one that showed great promise. However, the outbreak of the second.


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The Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor, a long-range reconnaissance and passenger aircraft, played a significant role in aviation history during World War II. Developed by German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf, the Condor was initially designed as a civilian aircraft for long-distance flights. Key Features and Specifications Performance.


FockeWulf 200 "Condor " airplane at the first nonstop flight Berlin... News Photo Getty Images

The German Fw 200 Condor was initially a trans-Atlantic passenger and cargo (mail) aircraft developed by Focke-Wulf and legendary designer Kurt Tank in 1936. Early prototypes were fitted with the Pratt & Whitney Hornet radial piston engines generating 750hp each.


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The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor prepared by Emmanuel Gustin An Fw 200C-8 with FuG 200 Hohentwiel search radar on its nose On 27 July 1937 a new and graceful aircraft made its first flight, from the airfield of Neuenlander. The pilot was the designer of the aircraft, Kurt Tank, and the aircraft was the Fw 200 Condor.