Focke-Wulf Fw 47 Höhengeier
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 47 Höhengeier (German: "Vulture"), known internally to Focke-Wulf as the A 47, was a meteorological aircraft developed in Germany in 1931. It was a parasol-wing monoplane of largely conventional design, unusual only in the expansiveness of its wing area. Tested first by the Reichsverband der Deutschen Luftfahrtindustrie, and then the weather station at Hamburg, the type was ordered into production to equip ten major weather stations around Germany.
Variants
- A 47a - prototype with Argus As 10 engine
- Fw 47C - production version with Argus As 10C engine
- Fw 47D - production version with Argus As 10D engine
- Fw 47E - production version with Argus As 10E engine
Specifications (Fw 47C)
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|prime units? = met
|crew=two, pilot and observer
|length m=10.55
|length ft=34
|length in=7
|span m=17.75
|span ft=58
|span in=3
|height m=3.04
|height ft=10
|height in=0
|wing area sqm=35.0
|wing area sqft=377
|empty weight kg=1,065
|empty weight lb=2,350
|gross weight kg=1,580
|gross weight lb=3,480
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Argus As 10C
|eng1 kw=180
|eng1 hp=240
|max speed kmh=190
|max speed mph=120
|range km=640
|range miles=400
|ceiling m=5,600
|ceiling ft=18,400
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References
- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=395 }}
- {{cite book |title=World Aircraft Information Files |publisher=Bright Star Publishing|location=London |pages=File 894 Sheet 29 }}
- {{cite book |last= Nowarra |first= Heinz |title=Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945 |year=1983 |publisher=Bernard and Graefe |location=Bonn |pages=Teil 2, p.55 }}
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Category:1930s German civil utility aircraft
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Category:Parasol-wing aircraft