Фотографии. Focke Wulf Fw 189

The FockeWulf Fw 189 Uhu ( Eagle Owl ) was a German twinengine, twinboom, threeseat tactical reconnaissance and army cooperation aircraft. It first flew in 1938 (Fw 189 V1), entered service in 1940, and was produced until mid1944. Not to be confused with the Heinkel night fighter of the same name. In 1937, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) issued a specification for a shortrange, threeseat reconnaissance aircraft with a good allround view to support the German army in the field, replacing the Henschel Hs 126, which had just entered service. A power of about 850900 hp (630670 kW) was specified. The specification was issued to Arado and FockeWulf. Arado s design, the Ar 198, which was initially the preferred option, was a relatively conventional singleengined highwing monoplane with a glazed gondola under the fuselage. FockeWulf s chief designer Kurt Tank s design, the FockeWulf Fw 189 was a twinboom design, powered by two Argus As 410 engines rather than the ex