Focke-Wulf Fw 200 "Condor"

Maritime reconnaissance/bomber

Tests: Fiesler Fi-103 "V1"

Engine: 4x BMW-Bramo Fafnir 323 R-2 radial piston engines

Wing Span: 32.84m

Length: 23.46m

Height: 6.3m

Weight: Empty 12,951 kg / Loaded 22,700 kg

Maximum Speed: 360 kp/h

Ceiling: 5,800m

Range: 4,440 km

Crew: 6

Armament: 1x 20mm cannon, 1x 15mm cannon, 3x 13mm machine guns / 2,100 kg bombs

The Fw-200 "Condor" was originally designed as a long-range civil airliner being converted into a bomber in 1940 because of the lack of long-range bombers in the Luftwaffe. The Fw-200 was used as the "mother" plane the first air tests of the Fiesler Fi-103 "V-1". Testing started in early December 1942 with glide tests in which the Fi-103 performed well, on Christmas Eve 1942 the first powered flight was undertaken from the Fw-200, unfortunately the Fi-103 only managed to cover 1km.