Focke Wulf Fw-860
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General
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Ground Attack
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| Owner:
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Germany
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| Year:
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1958
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Specifications
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| Length:
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10.8 m
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| Width:
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6.4 m
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| Weight:
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7.4 t
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Armament
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History
The Fw-860 was an unique VTOL aircraft designed in partnership between Focke Wulf and the French company SNECMA, the French version being known as the AP 519. While most VTOL design used lift fans or rotating engines to achieve vertical flight the Fw-860 instead would take off and land on it's tail, in a similar fashion to a rocket. This tail-sitting method while requiring complex landing gear had advantages of needing less complex VTOL engines, saving wight and space within the aircraft making it possible to produce a more compact design. A major problem with this design though is that the pilot's view is restricted to looking up vertically at the sky when taking-off/landing, to solve this the nose section of the Fw-860 would be able to rotate 90 degrees giving the pilot an unrestricted horizontal view. This unusual aircraft never left the concept stage and work instead moved to more traditional VTOL designs.
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Time Frames
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1930 - 1940:
Pre-War |
1940 - 1942:
Early-War |
1942 - 1944:
Mid-War |
1944 - 1945:
Late-War |
1945 - 1960:
Post-War |
1930 - 1960:
Total-War |
| Buildable |
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Yes |
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| Bonus Crate |
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Germany
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- America - Britain - France - Poland - Soviet Union - China - Germany - Italy - Hungary - Japan - Sweden - Czechoslovakia - Other -
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| Construction/Supply:
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Opel Blitz, Opel Maultier, Steyr RSO, Sd.Kfz 9 Famo, Unimog 404
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| Transport:
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Kubelwagen, Schwimmwagen, VW Type 87, Sd.Kfz 250, Sd.Kfz 250/3, Sd.Kfz 251, Sd.Kfz 251 Stuka zu Fuss, 38(d) Katzchen, SPz HS.30
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| Armoured Car:
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BMW R75, Sd.Kfz 222, Sd.Kfz 234, Sd.Kfz 234/2 Puma
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| Light Tank:
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Leichttraktor, PzKpfw 38(t), PzKpfw I, PzKpfw II, SPz Ru-251
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| Medium Tank:
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PzKpfw III, PzKpfw IV Ausf.D, PzKpfw IV Ausf.H, VK30.01(P), VK30.02(DB), Panther, Panther II, E-50, Leopard 1
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| Heavy Tank:
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A7V, Großkampfwagen, PzKpfw VI NbFz, VK30.01(H), VK36.01(H), Tiger, Tiger(P), Tiger II, VK45.02(P), Löwe, Mammut, Maus, E-75, E-100
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| Anti-Aircraft:
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Sd.Kfz 10/4, 38(d) Kugelblitz, Wirblewind, Coelian, E-100 Alligator, FPz HS.30
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| Tank Destroyer:
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Pz.Jg I, Marder III, Hetzer, Waffentrager 38(d), Stug IV, Pz.Jg IV/L70, Dickermax, Sturer Emil, Jagdpanther, Elefant, E-10, E-25, E-100 Krokodil, Kanonenjagdpanzer
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| Support:
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Stug III, Sturmtiger
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| Artillery:
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Panzerwerfer, Bison, Wespe, Hummel, Grille 17, Karl Gerät, LARS 1
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| Repair Vehicle:
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Bergepanzer IV, Bergepanther
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| Other:
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Goliath, P-1000
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| Armoured Train:
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Infantry S.Sp, Artillery S.Sp, Anti-Aircraft S.Sp
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| Fighter:
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Bf-109, Fw-190, Me-410 Hornisse, Do-335 Pfeil, Me-262 A-1a Schwalbe, Me-262 A-1a/U4, Me-262 B-1a/U1, Me-163 Komet, Me-1101, Ho-229, Treibflugle, EWR VJ 101C
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| Ground Attack:
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Ju-87 Stuka, Hs-129, Me-262 SB.1a, Junkers Ju-SFP, Fw-860
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| Bomber:
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Ju-88, Ju-188, He-111, He-177, Ar-234, Ar-E.555, Fw-1000
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| Transport:
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Ju-52, Fw-200 Condor, Me-P.08.01, Do-31
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| Helicopter:
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Weserflug P.1003/2
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| Other:
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Hs-293, Bv-246 Hagelkorn, Fi-103/V1, Me-262 A-2a/U2 Mistel, Daimler Benz Project C
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| Transport:
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Barge, Marinefährprahm
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| Destroyer:
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Zerstörer 1936, Zerstörer 1945, Type 101 Hamburg
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| Submarine:
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U-boat Type VII, U-boat Type XXI, Type 205
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| Cruiser/Battleship:
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Admiral Hipper, Bismarck
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| Vehicle:
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VW Beetle, Mercedes-Benz 770, DRG Class 64
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