Origin: Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH, extremely dispersed manufacture and assembly, and part-subcontracted to Brandt (SNCA du Centre), France, also built in France post-war
Type: single-seat fighter, fighter-bomber
Engine: (A-8, F-8) one 1,700hp (2,100hp emergency boost) BMW 801Dg 18-cylinder two-row radial, (D-9) one 1,776hp (2,240hp emergency boost) Junkers Jumo 213A-1 12-cylinder inverted-vee liquid-cooled
Armament: (A-8, F-8) two 13mm MG 131 above engine, two 20mm MG 151/20 in wing roots and two MG 151/20 or 30mm MK 108 in outer wings; (D-9) as above, or without outer MG 151/20s, with provision for 30mm MK 108 firing through propeller hub; bomb load (A-8, D-9) one 500kg on centerline, (F-8) one 1,800kg on centerline
Speed: maximum speed (with boost) (A-8, F-8) 653km/h, (D-9) 704km/h
Climb: initial climb (A-8, F-8) 720m/minute, (D-9) about 1,000m/minute
Ceiling: service ceiling (A-8, F-8) 11,410m, (D-9) 10,000m
Range: (A-8, F-8 and D-9) about 900km
Weight: empty (A-8, F-8) 3,200kg, (D-9) 3,500kg; loaded (A-8, F-8) 4,900kg, (D-9) 4,840kg
Wingspan: 10.49m
Length: (A-8, F-8) 8.84m, (D-9) 10.2m
Height: 3.96m
Crew: one
History: first flight (Fw 190V1) June 1, 1939, (production Fw 190A-1) September 1940, (Fw 190D) late 1942
Users: Croatia, Germany (Luftwaffe), Slovakia, Turkey; post-war, Argentina, France

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