Focke-Wulf Fw 300
| Focke-Wulf Fw 300 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Civil Airliner, Transport, Recon |
| Manufacturer | Focke-Wulf |
| Designer | Kurt Tank |
| Status | proposal |
| Primary user | Luftwaffe (intended) |
| Number built | 0 |
| Developed from | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 |
The Focke-Wulf Fw 300 was a proposed very-long-range civil airliner, transport, reconnaissance aircraft and anti-ship aircraft designed by Focke-Wulf in 1941 and 1942. The design was intended to replace the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor.
Design and development
The proposed Fw 300 had an all-metal airframe, a low-wing cantilever configuration, and a pressurized fuselage. Space was provided for up to 50 passengers in individual compartments. The landing gear was retractable. Four wing-mounted piston engines were proposed to drive the aircraft. Two engine candidates were:
- The Junkers Jumo 222, a 24-cylinder engine (six inline banks of four cylinders each, arranged in a radial configuration around the crankshaft), rated at 1,864 kW (2,500 hp), which in the event never proceeded to the production stage during the course of the war;
- The Daimler-Benz DB 603, a 12-cylinder inverted-vee engine rated at 1,342 kW (1,800 hp).
Both engines were liquid-cooled.
In the proposed military configuration, the eight-man crew were to have been enclosed in one pressure cabin and the defensive gun armament operated remotely. For anti-ship missions, it would have carried guided missiles.
Design work continued during the first years of the war, but was shelved as the need for long-range bombers or other long-range efforts diminished and other priorities emerged, construction of a prototype was never started.
Specifications (proposed)
General characteristics
- Crew: 8
- Length: 32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 46.2 m (151 ft 7 in)
- Height: 5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 277 m2 (2,980 sq ft)
- Gross weight: 47,500 kg (104,720 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Junkers Jumo 9-222 multi-bank inline piston engines, 1,864 kW (2,500 hp) each or 4 x Daimler-Benz DB 9-603E
Performance
- Maximum speed: 635 km/h (395 mph, 343 kn)
- Range: 9,000 km (5,600 mi, 4,900 nmi)
Armament
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
- Herwig, Dieter and Rode, Heinz. Luftwaffe Secret Projects - Strategic Bombers 1935-45. Midland Publishing Ltd., 2000. ISBN 1-85780-092-3.
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