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Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 /U3 ErgSchlGr

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - German

Description: Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3/U3
by Design Team Daedalus


Unit: ErgSchlGr - Schlachtfliegerschule, Deblin-Irena summer 1943
Pilot: various trainees being converted from level bomber and transport pilots


This aircraft was the /U3 fighter bomber variant. The DTD weapons package is included for the ordinance needed.


The Fw 190 series entered combat with the A-1 model in September 1941 proving a huge shock to the RAF as it was clearly superior to the Spitfire V (which was the primary RAF fighter at the time) in everything except turning radius. However these early versions suffered from severe engine overheating problems and fires which kept serviceability rates low throughout 1941. This was somewhat solved in the field by JG26 technical officers by rerouting the exhaust pipes and opening cooling slots in the fuselage aft of the engine. These changes were introduced into the production line for the following A-2 models which began arriving in December 1941.


The Fw 190 A-3 began deliveries in the spring of 1942 with the change to the more powerful BMW 801D-2 1700hp engine using 96 octane fuel, replacing the unreliable BMW 801C-1 in the Fw190 A-2. Fw 190A-3 was externally identical to the A-2, which makes the two variants extremely difficult to tell apart. The only positive visual clues could only be seen up-close: the C3 fuel triangles and the Werknummer. Like the A-2, it had two cowl mounted MG 17 machine guns, two inboard wing mounted MG 151 20mm cannons with protruding barrels and wing root blisters, plus two MG FF 20mm cannons in outboard positions, with underwing bulges. The slower firing MG FF cannons with its limited 90 rpg were often removed in the field and panel bulges replaced with flat panels.


Besides the difference in the number of wing cannons, the only other major variant was the FW 190A-3/U3 fighter bomber which had an under-fuselage mounted bomb rack ETC 501 for carriage of 500 kg of bombs (1 500 kg, 1 250 kg or 4 50 kg on the ER4 adapter) or an external drop tank of 300 liter capacity for long range fighters. These usually had the retractable small gear cover doors removed which would interfere with the ordinance loads.


By early 1943, 509 A-3s had been built. By mid 1943 it was being relegated to operational training organizations.




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Captain Kurt developed the model using some parts of the Design Team Daedalus Fw 190D-9 model, which in turn was developed from the old Pstrany Dora model by Captain Kurt - with permission. The new model added multiple details, new parts, new VC, and animations. The air files are a further development of the Design Team Daedalus FW 190 series.


Captain Kurt also created the camouflage paints, and the 2D instrument panel.
Keticheart: prop blur .bmp
AliCat: o2 Wachter and Sauerstoff gauges
FSD: most of the gauges
other gauge authors are unknown


Lawdog2360 has good BMW801 sound package at SOH.

We have all benefited from the assistance and guidance of others in the community. Special thanks to Wolfi and Huub Vink for their kind assistance, and especially to Paul Straney for his guidance and contributon, and to all who have contributed their knowledge directly and indirectly.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 /U3 ErgSchlGr
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 4JG1

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - German

Description: Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3
by Design Team Daedalus


Unit: 4./JG1, Woensdrecht, the Netherlands March 1942
Pilot: Oblt. Robert Olejnik


This aircraft had all 4 wing cannons.


The Fw 190 series entered combat with the A-1 model in September 1941 proving a huge shock to the RAF as it was clearly superior to the Spitfire V (which was the primary RAF fighter at the time) in everything except turning radius. However these early versions suffered from severe engine overheating problems and fires which kept serviceability rates low throughout 1941. This was somewhat solved in the field by JG26 technical officers by rerouting the exhaust pipes and opening cooling slots in the fuselage aft of the engine. These changes were introduced into the production line for the following A-2 models which began arriving in December 1941.


The Fw 190 A-3 began deliveries in the spring of 1942 with the change to the more powerful BMW 801D-2 1700hp engine using 96 octane fuel, replacing the unreliable BMW 801C-1 in the Fw190 A-2. Fw 190A-3 was externally identical to the A-2, which makes the two variants extremely difficult to tell apart. The only positive visual clues could only be seen up-close: the C3 fuel triangles and the Werknummer. Like the A-2, it had two cowl mounted MG 17 machine guns, two inboard wing mounted MG 151 20mm cannons with protruding barrels and wing root blisters, plus two MG FF 20mm cannons in outboard positions, with underwing bulges. The slower firing MG FF cannons with its limited 90 rpg were often removed in the field and panel bulges replaced with flat panels.


Besides the difference in the number of wing cannons, the only other major variant was the FW 190A-3/U3 fighter bomber which had an under-fuselage mounted bomb rack ETC 501 for carriage of 500 kg of bombs (1 500 kg, 1 250 kg or 4 50 kg on the ER4 adapter) or an external drop tank of 300 liter capacity for long range fighters. These usually had the retractable small gear cover doors removed which would interfere with the ordinance loads.


By early 1943, 509 A-3s had been built. By mid 1943 it was being relegated to operational training organizations.




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Captain Kurt developed the model using some parts of the Design Team Daedalus Fw 190D-9 model, which in turn was developed from the old Pstrany Dora model by Captain Kurt - with permission. The new model added multiple details, new parts, new VC, and animations. The air files are a further development of the Design Team Daedalus FW 190 series.


Captain Kurt also created the camouflage paints, and the 2D instrument panel.
Keticheart: prop blur .bmp
AliCat: o2 Wachter and Sauerstoff gauges
FSD: most of the gauges
other gauge authors are unknown


Lawdog2360 has good BMW801 sound package at SOH.

We have all benefited from the assistance and guidance of others in the community. Special thanks to Wolfi and Huub Vink for their kind assistance, and especially to Paul Straney for his guidance and contributon, and to all who have contributed their knowledge directly and indirectly.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 4JG1
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 9JG2

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - German

Description: Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3
by Design Team Daedalus


Unit: 9./JG2, Poix, France in the fall of 1942
Pilots: Ofw. Fritz Hartmann and Ltn. Heribert Hufnagl


This aircraft had the outer two wing cannons removed.


The Fw 190 series entered combat with the A-1 model in September 1941 proving a huge shock to the RAF as it was clearly superior to the Spitfire V (which was the primary RAF fighter at the time) in everything except turning radius. However these early versions suffered from severe engine overheating problems and fires which kept serviceability rates low throughout 1941. This was somewhat solved in the field by JG26 technical officers by rerouting the exhaust pipes and opening cooling slots in the fuselage aft of the engine. These changes were introduced into the production line for the following A-2 models which began arriving in December 1941.


The Fw 190 A-3 began deliveries in the spring of 1942 with the change to the more powerful BMW 801D-2 1700hp engine using 96 octane fuel, replacing the unreliable BMW 801C-1 in the Fw190 A-2. Fw 190A-3 was externally identical to the A-2, which makes the two variants extremely difficult to tell apart. The only positive visual clues could only be seen up-close: the C3 fuel triangles and the Werknummer. Like the A-2, it had two cowl mounted MG 17 machine guns, two inboard wing mounted MG 151 20mm cannons with protruding barrels and wing root blisters, plus two MG FF 20mm cannons in outboard positions, with underwing bulges. The slower firing MG FF cannons with its limited 90 rpg were often removed in the field and panel bulges replaced with flat panels.


Besides the difference in the number of wing cannons, the only other major variant was the FW 190A-3/U3 fighter bomber which had an under-fuselage mounted bomb rack ETC 501 for carriage of 500 kg of bombs (1 500 kg, 1 250 kg or 4 50 kg on the ER4 adapter) or an external drop tank of 300 liter capacity for long range fighters. Only the two wing cannons were carried and usually had the retractable small gear cover doors removed which would interfere with the ordinance loads.


By early 1943, 509 A-3s had been built. By mid 1943 it was being relegated to operational training organizations.




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Captain Kurt developed the model using some parts of the Design Team Daedalus Fw 190D-9 model, which in turn was developed from the old Pstrany Dora model by Captain Kurt - with permission. The new model added multiple details, new parts, new VC, and animations. The air files are a further development of the Design Team Daedalus FW 190 series.


Captain Kurt also created the camouflage paints, and the 2D instrument panel.
Keticheart: prop blur .bmp
AliCat: o2 Wachter and Sauerstoff gauges
FSD: most of the gauges
other gauge authors are unknown


Lawdog2360 has good BMW801 sound package at SOH.

We have all benefited from the assistance and guidance of others in the community. Special thanks to Wolfi and Huub Vink for their kind assistance, and especially to Paul Straney for his guidance and contributon, and to all who have contributed their knowledge directly and indirectly.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 9JG2
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
Well here is number 50, the Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3. It's a Team Daedalus package, for obvious reasons. Though, I'm really the only team member left. Paul has stepped back because of business and health reasons, turning all of the unfinished source files over to me, and I haven't heard from him or Oglivie in many moons. I'm hoping they are OK. There won't be a whole lot more from DTD in the future.

But I'm still plugging and here is the latest.
 
Thank you Capt. These replace the VB Fw-190 A-3 that I had in my library. I hope that Paul is doing OK as well. I have always enjoyed his Doras, and Team D has done an outstanding job when it comes to Fw-109s and Bf-109s. I can't think of another sim that offers such an wonderful study of the various sub-variants and details of these two aircraft.
 
Thank you for these nice 190s DTD (Captain ^^). I hope as well Paul and Oglivie are OK. DTD's planes are some of the best in CFS 2, always a pleasure to have some more and fly them :applause:
 
Thank you Team Daedalus for such a beautiful aircraft. It is greatly appreciated. Captain Kurt, thank you for all your work over the years. This old sim wouldn't chugging along without folks like you.

msfossey
 
Design Team Daedalus

Thank you for another spectacular aircraft.

Please continue with the fantastic work !!!!

Regards,
1150:applause:
 
Congratulations for Number 50! And once again Thank You for this and all the other wonderful airplanes! :applause:
 
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