The Focke-Wulf Fw 190D was a high altitude version of the aircraft, powered by an inline engine hidden behind an extended version of the normal fuselage, making it look like a radial powered aircraft.The Fw 190D was the third attempt to produce a high altitude version of the Fw 190. First came the Fw 190B, which used a turbo-supercharged version of the radial BMW 801 engine used in the Fw 190A. Second came the Fw 190C, powered by the inline Daimler-Benz DB 603 engine. Both of these variants suffered from problems with their turbo-superchargers, and work on them was soon abandoned because of the success of the Fw 190D.The Fw 190D used the 1,750hp Jumo 213 A twelve-cylinder in-line liquid cooled engine. Some work on matching the Fw 190 to this engine began as part of the same programme as the Fw 190B and Fw 190C, with two versions suggested – the D-1 with a normal cockpit and the D-2 with a pressurised cockpit. Prototypes were allocated to both projects – V22 and V23 for the D-1 and V26 and V27 for the D-2. One Fw 190, V17, had already been given a Jumo 213 engine during 1942, and was flying by the end of the year. However the project really gained impetus early in 1944, during the development of the Focke-Wulf Ta 152.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 39.5ft (12.0m)
- Length 34.8ft (10.6m)
- Height 12.8ft (3.9m)
- Empty Weight 7,052lbs (3,199kg)
- Loaded Weight 13,982lbs (6,342kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.241
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.143
- Wing Loading 49.4lbs/ft2 (241.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 283.2ft2 (26.3m2)
- Drag Points 2433
Parts
- Number of Parts 68
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 312
One thing that would help here is moving the CoL back a bit. You can do that by enlarging the elevators (which are larger in real life too) or you can add scaled down wings towards the rear of the aircraft and hide them within the fuselage. Putting some distance between the CoM and CoL is essential for making the aircraft able to perform manoeuvres you would expect from a fighter aircraft. You can also make the vertical stabiliser slightly larger.
@Mustang51 yeah the more I messed with it to get the balance right and correct the flat spins it would go into it lost some of the shaping and I decided that it’s recognizable and it now turns right leave it be..
Nice one! The overall shape is pretty good but it feels like a skinny version of the plane. The cockpit is also placed a little low but other than that it’s great!