Eighty-six years ago today, on June 1, 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190-nicknamed the “Shrike”-took to the skies for the first time. Designed by legendary German aeronautical engineer Kurt Tank, the single ...
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Why The Fw 190 Was The Luftwaffe's Cavalry Horse, Not A Racehorse Designer's Secret Philosophy
While the Bf 109 and Spitfire were designed as purebred racehorses for speed, Kurt Tank engineered the Focke Wulf 190 to be a durable workhorse for the frontline. Discover why he rejected the liquid ...
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