FW 190 A-3 Performance

Summary

    Fw 190 Report No. 234
    Air Ministry and M.A.P., 5 August 1942
   
    Performance of Fw 190 Fighter, Report No. 2092
    Air Ministry A.I.2(g), 11 August 1942
   
    FW 190 Aa-3 mit BMW 801 D
    Baubeschreibung Nr 1060, 26 November 1942
    Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau
   
    FW 190 Aa-3 mit BMW 801 D
    Steigleistungen & Geschwindigkeiten, 26 November 1942
    Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau
   
    FW 190 mit BMW 801D Normaljäger, 29.11.42    
    Vorläufige Flugstrecken FW 190 A-3 mit BM 801-D motor    
    Engine Limitations for BMW 801 C/D
    Handbuch für die Flugmoteren BMW 801 C und BMW 801 D
    BMW Flugmotorenbau-Gesellschaft m.b.H, May 1942
   
    Fw 190A Speed and Climb, RAE & Focke-Wulf Data, 7/10/43    
    F.W.190 A-3 (BMW.801D) Performance Tests
    Royal Aircraft Establishment, 21 December 1943
   
    The effect of compressibility on the drags of external stores carried on the F.W. 190
    RAE Technical Note No. Aero 1387
   
    Flight Report Fw 190/528 High Altitude Fighter
    Flugbericht Fw 190/528 Höhenjäger
   

Supplemental

Bespr.Nr. 176 v. 12.10.1942 notes:

Approval of the BMW 801 D at full power. Based on experience to date in its present form, the approval of the BMW 801 D at full power without “Blenden” can be answered for under the following stated conditions:

Chrome-plated valves, Bosch spark plugs, fixed spark plug sockets preferably latest rolled version, nitrated blades in supercharger, strengthened starter shafts. Subject to a reexamination of the empirical data the following procedure is agreed upon.

For deployed engines: Clearance of the non-derated power, “Blenden” remain fitted, examination of the engine for fixed spark plug sockets, equipped with chromed valves, Bosch spark plugs, inspection of the injection timing points.

An instruction is to be published making sure that only chrome plated valves are installed with cylinder change.

For new deliveries and during complete overhaul and repair: clearance of the non-derated power, no “Blenden”, fixed spark plug sockets examined, chrome plated valves, Bosch spark plugs, nitrated supercharger blades, strengthened starter shafts.

There is uncertainty as to the best translation of Blenden in an engine context. Presumably it is an orifice, screen or restricted opening/fitting on the BMW 801 D engine. Another possibility is that Blenden were installed inside the cowling to change the cooling airflow, which might explain the difference between field-modified and new-production aircraft.

Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen

  Actual Strength
First of the Month

Incoming

Outgoing

Actual Strength
Last of Month
Date Number Model Total New
Production
Repaired From Other Units Total Enemy Action Other Causes Overhaul To Other Units Number
Stab/JG1
  7.42 0 Fw 190A-3 2 2 - - - - - - - 2
  8.42 2 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 2
  9.42 2 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 2
 10.42 2 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 2
 11.42 2 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 2
 12.42 2 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 2
  1.43 2
2
Fw 190A-3
Fw 190A-4 
- - - - 1 - - - 1 3
  2.43 3 Fw 190A-3
Fw 190A-4
- - - - 1 - - - 1 2
  3.43 2 Fw 190A-3
Fw 190A-4
- - - - - - - - - 2
II./JG1
  6.42 0 Fw 190A-3 13 13 - - - - - - - 13
  7.42 13 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - - - 1 12
  8.42 12 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 3 1 - 2 - 9
  9.42 9 Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - 7 - - - 7 3
 10.42 3 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 3 - - - 3 0
  3.43 34 Fw 190A-4
Fw 190A-3
Fw 190A-5
2
-
7
-
-
7
-
-
-
2
-
-
8
1
-
2
-
-
2
-
-
2
1
-
2
-
-
24
3
7
  4.43 3 Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - - - - - - 4
  5.43 4 Fw 190A-3 1 - - 1 2 1 - 1 - 3
  6.43 3 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - - - 1 2
  7.43 2 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 2 - - - 2 0
III./JG1
  6.42 0 Fw 190A-3 15 15 - - - - - - - 15
  7.42 15 Fw 190A-3 1 1 - - - - - - - 16
  8.42 16 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - - 1 - 15
  9.42 15 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - - 1 - 14
 10.42 14 Fw 190A-3 9 - 1 8 1 - - 1 - 22
 11.42 22 Fw 190A-3 3 - - 3 6 - 3 - 3 19
 12.42 19 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 7 - 1 - 6 12
  1.43 12 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 12
  2.43 12 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 8 - - - 8 4
  3.43 4 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 4 - - - 4 0
Stab/JG2
  5.42 0 Fw 190A-3 1 1 - - - - - - - 1
  6.42 1 Fw 190A-3 1 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1
  7.42 1 Fw 190A-3 22 22 - - 15 - - - 15 8
  8.42 8 Fw 190A-3 20 19 - 1 21 - - - 21 7
  9.42 7 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 7
 10.42 7 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - - - 1 6
 11.42 6 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 3 - - - 3 3
 12.42 3 Fw 190A-3 4 - - 4 - - - - - 7
  1.43 7 Fw 190A-3 3 - - 3 8 - - - 8 2
  2.43 2 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 2 - - - 2 0
I./JG2
  6.42 0 Fw 190A-3 6 6 - - - - - - - 6
  7.42 6 Fw 190A-3 18 15 - 3 2 - 1 - 1 22
  8.42 22 Fw 190A-3 16 3 - 13 10 6 4 - - 28
  9.42 28 Fw 190A-3 14 1 2 11 4 1 2 1 - 38
 10.42 38 Fw 190A-3 1 - - 1 4 1 3 - - 35
 11.42 35 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 20 - 4 - 16 15
 12.42 15 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 11 - 1 - 10 4
  1.43 4 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 4 - - - 4 0
  2.43 1 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - - - 1 0
II./JG2
  4.42 0 Fw 190A-3 2 2 - - - - - - - 2
  5.42 2 Fw 190A-3 2 2 - - - - - - - 4
  6.42 4 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 4
  7.42 4 Fw 190A-3 12 - - 12 - - - - - 16
  8.42 16 Fw 190A-3 11 2 - 9 4 2 2 - - 23
  9.42 23 Fw 190A-3 16 - - 16 5 1 3 - 1 34
 10.42 34 Fw 190A-3 2 - 1 1 4 2 2 - - 32
 11.42 7
32
2
Fw 190A-2
FW 190A-3
Bf 109G1R2
7 - - 7 30 9 17 4 - 18
 12.42 18 Fw 190A-2
Fw 190A-3
14 - 14 - 22 5 17 - - 10
  1.43 10 Fw 190A-3 5 - 5 - 8 2 6 - - 7
  2.43 7 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 3 2 - 1 - 4
  3.43 4 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 4 - - - 4 0
III./JG2
  5.42 0 Fw 190A-3 4 4 - - 1 - 1 - - 3
  6.42 3 Fw 190A-3 1 - - 1 1 1 - - - 3
  7.42 3 Fw 190A-3 5 1 - 4 1 - 1 - - 7
  8.42 7 Fw 190A-3 6 - - 6 - - - - - 13
  9.42 13 Fw 190A-3 11 - - 11 1 - 1 - - 23
 10.42 23 Fw 190A-3 2 - - 2 7 2 2 - 3 18
 11.42 18 Fw 190A-3 2 - - 2 9 5 1 - 3 11
 12.42 11 Fw 190A-3 1 - - 1 5 1 1 - 3 7
  1.43 7 Fw 190A-3 3 - - 3 2 - 1 1 - 8
  2.43 8 Fw 190A-3 1 - - 1 3 1 2 - - 6
  3.43 6 Fw 190A-3 2 - 1 1 - - - - - 8
  4.43 8 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 6 - - - 6 2
  5.43 2 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 2 - - - 2 0
I./JG5
  6.42 0 Fw 190A-2/3 8 8 - - - - - - - 8
  7.42 8 Fw 190A-2
Fw 190A-3
31 29 2 - 5 - 5 - - 16
18
  8.42 18 Fw 190A-3 3 2 1 - 3 - 3 - - 18
  9.42 18 Fw 190A-3 2 2 - - 2 - 1 1 - 18
 10.42 18 Fw 190A-3 7 7 - - 1 - 1 - - 24
 11.42 24 Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - 5 - 1 4 - 20
 12.42 20 Fw 190A-3 3 - 3 - 1 - - 1 - 22
  1.43 22 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 5 - 5 - - 17*
  2.43 23 Fw 190A-3 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - - 23
  3.43 23 Fw 190A-3 4 - 4 - 5 - 5 - - 22
  4.43 22 Fw 190A-3 4 - 4 - 11 - 6 - 5 15
  5.43 15 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 5 - 5 - - 10
  6.43 10 Fw 190A-3 1 - - 1 2 - - - 2 9
  7.43 9 Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - 10 - 1 - 9 0
IV./JG5
  8.42 0 Fw 190A-3 13 13 - - - - - - - 13
  9.42 13 Fw 190A-3 4 3 1 - 3 - 3 - - 14
 10.42 14 Fw 190A-3 5 4 - 1 1 - 1 - - 18
 11.42 18 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - 1 - - 17
 12.42 17 Fw 190A-3 2 1 1 - 4 - 2 - 2 15
  1.43 15 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 12 - 1 - 11 3
  2.43
13
3
Fw 190A-2
Fw 190A-3
2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - - 11
6
  3.43 6 Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - - - - - - 7
  4.43 7 Fw 190A-3 5 - 5 - - - - - - 12
  5.43 12 Fw 190A-3 5 - 5 - 3 - 3 - - 14
  6.43 14 Fw 190A-3 3 - 1 2 4 - 2 - 2 13
  7.43 13 Fw 190A-3 11 - 1 10 7 - 3 - 4 17
  8.43 17 Fw 190A-3 2 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 4 13
  9.43 13 Fw 190A-3 3 - 2 1 3 - 1 1 1 13
 10.43 13 Fw 190A-3 3 - 1 2 4 - 1 - 3 12
 11.43 12 Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 11
 12.43 11 Fw 190A-3 4 - 2 2 3 - 3 - - 12
  1.44 12 Fw 190A-3 3 - 2 1 8 - 3 2 3 7
  2.44 7 Fw 190A-3 7 - 3 4 8 - 5 1 2 6
  3.44 6 Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 6
  4.44 6 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 3 - 2 1 - 3
  5.44 3 Fw 190A-3 4 - 4 - 2 1 - 1 - 5
  6.44 5 Fw 190A-3 4 - 3 1 1 - - 1 - 8
  7.44 8 Fw 190A-3 3 - 3 - - - - - - 11
  8.44 11 Fw 190A-3 2 - 2 - 2 - - 2 - 11
  9.44 11 Fw 190A-3 3 - 1 2 8 - 2 - 6 6
 10.44 6 Fw 190A-3 4 - 1 3 4 - 1 - 3 6
 11.44 6 Fw 190A-3 5 - 5 - 8 - 2 - 6 3
 12.44 3 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - 1 - - 2
Stab/JG26
  4.42 0   Fw 190A-3 1 1 - - - - - - - 1
  5.42 1   Fw 190A-3 5 5 - - 1 1 - - - 5
  6.42 5   Fw 190A-3 2 1 1 - - - - - - 7
  7.42 7   Fw 190A-3 - - - - 2 - - - 2 5
  8.42 5   Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 5
  9.42 5   Fw 190A-3 - - - - 5 - - - 5 0
I./JG26
  4.42 0   Fw 190A-3 1 1 - - - - - - - 1
  5.42 1   Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 1
  6.42 1   Fw 190A-3 2 - 2 - - - - - - 3
  7.42 3   Fw 190A-3 7 5 - 2 1 - - 1 - 9
  8.42 9   Fw 190A-3 11 9 2 - 7 1 1 2 3 13
  9.42 13   Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - 14 - 1 - 13 0
II./JG26
  3.42 0   Fw 190A-3 3 3 - - - - - - - 3
  4.42 3   Fw 190A-3 5 5 - - 2 1 1 - - 6
  5.42 6   Fw 190A-3 2 2 - - - - - - - 8
  6.42 8   Fw 190A-3 - - - - 6 - - 6 - 2
  7.42 2   Fw 190A-3 17 12 5 - - - - - - 19
  8.42 19   Fw 190A-3 17 9 8 - 9 4 4 1 - 27
  9.42 27   Fw 190A-3 13 - 6 7 26 - 3 1 22 14
 10.42 14   Fw 190A-3 - - - - 14 1 - - 13 0
III./JG26
  4.42 0   Fw 190A-3 4 4 - - - - - - - 4
  5.42 4   Fw 190A-3 4 4 - - - - - - - 8
  6.42 8   Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 8
  7.42 8   Fw 190A-3 19 11 8 - 1 - 1 - - 26
  8.42 26   Fw 190A-3 9 4 2 3 4 1 1 2 - 31
  9.42 31   Fw 190A-3 2 - 2 - 33 - 1 2 30 0
Stab/JG51
 11.42 5 Bf 109F-2
Fw 190A-3
4 - - 4 4 - 1 - 3 1
4
 12.42 4 Fw 190A-3 - - - - - - - - - 4
  1.43 4 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 4 1 1 - 2 0
I./JG51
  8.42 0 Fw 190A-3 32 32 - - - - - - - 32
  9.42 32 Fw 190A-3 1 1 - - 2 1 1 - - 31
 10.42 31 Fw 190A-3 1 1 - - 6 2 4 - - 26
 11.42 26 Fw 190A-3 6 - 6 - 10 - 10 - - 22
 12.42 22 Fw 190A-3 11 3 3 5 10 6 4 - - 23
  1.43 23 Fw 190A-3 6 - 3 3 4 1 3 - - 25
  2.43 25 Fw 190A-3 5 2 3 - 15 1 - 5 9 15
  3.43 15 Fw 190A-3 1 - 1 - 15 2 9 - 4 1
  4.43 1 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 1 - 1 - - 0
II./JG51
 11.42 0 Fw 190A-3 5 - - 5 - - - - - 5
 12.42 5 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 5 - - - 5 0
III./JG51
 11.42 0 Fw 190A-3 7 - - 7 1 - 1 - - 6
 12.42 6 Fw 190A-3 5 5 - - - - - - - 11
  1.43 11 Fw 190A-3 8 - - 8 3 1 2 - - 16
  2.43 16 Fw 190A-3 9 - 2 7 - - - - - 25
  3.43 15
25
Fw 190A-2
Fw 190A-3
16 - 9 7 32 10 14 - 8 24
  4.43 24 Fw 190A-2
Fw 190A-3
1
1
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
5
-
-
-
1
1
4
-
-
7
13
  5.43 13 Fw 190A-3 - - - - 13 - - 12 1 0

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