2678 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 WWII - Italeri 1/48  [IT-2678S]

Period: 2nd World War

Country: Germany

Model Dim.: 18 cm

Focke-Wulf FW 190 A-8

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 finished up being one of the main better airplanes produced during World War II. With more than 20,000 devices constructed from 1941, utilizing the Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was the Luftwaffe’s most well-known fighter. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 wound up being designed with a BMW 801 D-2 two celebrity radial motor, with 14 1,700 Hp cylinders, which allowed it to achieve a maximum rate of 653 Km/h. It absolutely was considerably armed with 2 MG 131 product weapons and 4 MG 151 20 mm cannons. Production the A-8 variation started in very first months of 1944, characterised with an injection system capable increase motor power, for brief durations, to over 1,900 Hp. From 1944 until might 1945 in many the Focke-Wulf factories, over 6,500 190 A-8 models was certainly built, to take care of the greater plus much more regular allied environment raids.