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FOCKE-WULF FW 190

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 was developed from the Jagdgruppe I./JG.51 in the 1942. The fighter used a BMW engine. This engine was a great advantage over the Bf 109’s water-cooled Daimler Benz. The BMW engine was very bulky and acted as a protection for the pilot. The damages during the combat can be sustained for a long time due to the bulkiness of the engine.The tales of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3 are spread so that it can make a back to back base. Even though the engine was bulky the aircraft could still glide when the engine failed. This allowed belly landing of the plane safe enough. The bulk in the front would clear all obstacles and the pilot could be saved in most cases. One of the difficulties in handling the plane was in the ground clearing.

Proper balance has to be maintained during the take off’s with the tail since the front is too bulky. The large engine in the front also obstructed the view of the pilot. The plane will dig and dip if it is raised to soon. The Fw 190 was ideal for combat in low level situations.

The fighter was not too effective after a height of 20000 feet. The Allied forces had aircrafts effective at higher altitude. Hence the Germans mostly used these aircrafts in the Eastern side. It was loaded with two 7.9mm machine guns and four 20mm cannon and was suitable for the conditions in the East.

The redesign of the older version began in 1937. The designer Focke-Wulf prepared seven models of the plane to Luftwaffe in March 1940. But there were several problems in the design of Fw 190A-0. After several changes the Fw 190 program was finally approved.

JUNKER JU 87 STUKA

The Junker Ju 87 Stuka was the greatest threat to the Polish and French during the Second World War. They were known as the dive bombers as they would come down and spot the targets accurately. This was one of the fighter planes that Germany relied mostly. It was used throughout the war. It was estimated that more than 5,700 of these planes were built at that time.

The Junker Ju 87 Stuka did a major role in attacking the Russian tanks for many years. This prevented the Russian to enter from the Eatern border for many years. The German war history says that a pilot named Hans-Ulrich Rudel did serious damage on the allied forces sing the Ju 87 Stuka. It is said that he destroyed a battleship, 519 tanks and more than 200 vehicles using the bomber.

The dive and drop technology was implemented in the Second World War. The process of diving will help to aim at the targets properly. The complex problem of aiming from a high altitude and calculating the target from the forward motion and turbulent air was avoided using this technique. The expertise of the pilot is important in performing the operation.The pilot has to pull the air craft out after the dive. Dive breaks are another concept introduced during this period to prevent the air craft from gaining excess speed. The pilot has to be highly trained and motivated for performing this operation. The prototype of the plane was not good looking. It had the look of a gull wing plane. But the flaps and ailerons were sufficient enough to provide good control in the air. The gear struts were aerodynamically designed. The pilot had a good view since the fuselage ran down from the cockpit.