IBG February Releases: 1/72 Fw 190D-13 Nordenham
IBG February Releases: 1/72 scale Fw 190D-13 Nordenham model kit for sale. Let’s look at the box contents and details.
72535 – 1/72 – Fw 190D-13 Nordenham CAD
Fw 190D-13 Nordenham
The Fw 190D was the ultimate iteration of the flagship plane of the Focke-Wulf company, with several variations featuring different armaments and engines. Despite being commonly regarded as a late-war design, the history of the inline engine-powered Fw 190 dates back to the early 1940s when the German aviation industry realized the need to keep up with the technologically superior Allied bombers, which were equipped with turbocharged engines.
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- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
Focke-Wulf sought a contract from the Air Ministry to develop higher-altitude fighters, and work began on developing planes fitted with turbochargers. The initial trial of a radial engine (Fw 190B) was disappointing, leading to the focus shifting to inline engines (Fw 190C with a DB603 engine). But, the two versions faced technical difficulties, and neither lived up to the expectations of the RLM, only remaining as prototypes.
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- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
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- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
The Junkers Jumo 213 engine offered a glimmer of hope for a fighter that could finally match the enemy’s advanced designs. The first prototype, fitted with the new engine, was built in September 1942. During flight tests, it was discovered that the engine shifted the center of gravity too far forward, causing instability.
The design team solved the problem by lengthening the tail and increasing the area of the vertical stabilizer to restore stability. After two years of testing and dealing with initial problems, the D-9 version, equipped with the series-produced Jumo 213A engine with a single-stage, two-speed mechanical supercharger, went into production in August 1944.
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- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
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- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
Towards the end of the war, the development of the inline engines powering the Fw 190D accelerated, resulting in several new subtypes. Variants D-10, D-12, and D-14 remained prototypes, while the D-11 and D-13 were put into series production, fitted with a more powerful Jumo 213F engine with a two-stage, three-speed mechanical supercharger.
The final variant, the D-15, was powered by the refined DB603 engine, and a prototype was flown just before the end of the war. But, the production of the D-15 never started as the war came to a close.
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- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
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- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
Approximately 1500 to 1700 Fw 190D planes were produced in all factories and production branches, of which around 900 were taken over by the Luftwaffe. But, due to the chaos in the final months of the war, only a few of them were actually delivered to combat units.
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