The Focke-Wulf 190 A-3 Listing
After the FW 190 A-1 series came the FW 190 A-2 and FW 190 A-3, produced concurrently in 1941 and 1942.
Production Details for the FW 190 A-3
The Arado plant at Warnemünde began building FW 190 A-3s in 1941, and this block went from 0135 191 to 0135 530. In November 1941, Focke-Wulf at Bremen and Marienburg commenced production of FW 190 A-3s, and Focke-Wulf-built FW 190 A-3s had W.Nr between 0130 201 and 0130 509. Ago at Oschersleben also began producing FW 190 A-3s in 1941. These aircraft ranged from 0132051 to 0132 290. A further small block was built by Fieseler at Kassel in the summer of 1942. These were FW 190 A-3s W.Nr 0137 001 to 0137 020.[1]
Focke-Wulf 190 A-3 Specifications
Engine: BMW 801 C-1 (1,600 hp), C-2, D-2 (1,700 hp) 14 cylinder radial engines
Fixed Armament: 2 x MG FF 20 mm cannon in outer wings (55 rounds each), 2 x MG 151/20E 20 mm cannon in wing roots (250 rounds each), 2 x MG 17 7.92 mm machine-guns in upper fuselage (1,000 rounds each)
Weight: empty 2,899.8 kg (6,393 lbs), maximum 3,978 kg (8,770 lbs)
Wingspan: 10.49 m (34 ft, 5 inches)
Length: 8.78 m (28 ft, 10 inches)
Height: 3.92 m (12 ft, 11 inches)
Speeds: maximum with BMW 801 C, 590 km/h (366.6 mph), maximum at 6400.8 m (21,000 ft) with BMW 801 D, 672.7 km/h (418 mph)
Ceiling: with BMW 801 D 10,599.4 m (34,775 ft)
Range: with BMW 801 C, 1,030 km (640 miles), with BMW 801 D 799.8 km (497 miles)
Radio: FuG 7, FuG 25a could be installed
Each of these production blocks has its own page:
Focke-Wulf 190 A-3s built by Focke-Wulf at Bremen and Marienburg [COMING SOON]
Focke-Wulf 190 A-3s built by Ago at Oschersleben [COMING SOON]
Focke-Wulf 190 A-3s built by Arado at Warnemünde [COMING SOON]
Focke-Wulf 190 A-3s built by Fieseler at Kassel
Footnotes
[1] Peter Rodeike, Focke-Wulf Jagdflugzeug - Fw 190 A, Fw 190 "Dora", Ta 152 H, Struve-Druck, Eutin, 1998, p.57
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