Focke-Wulf Fw 56

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft 1,400 kg
civil and military
cantilever wing
77 kg/m²
gptkbp:armament none
gptkbp:climbRate 5 m/s
gptkbp:cockpit open cockpit
gptkbp:constructionMaterial metal construction
NACA 2412
gptkbp:covers split flaps
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:design gptkb:Hermann_Pohlmann
low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:engine Hirth HM 508
gptkbp:financial_aid good stability and control
gptkbp:firstFlight 1935
gptkbp:floors balanced control surfaces
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 120 L
gptkbp:headlights conventional tail
gptkbp:height 2.60 m
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used_in_WWII_training_programs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Focke-Wulf Fw 56
gptkbp:influencedBy Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz
gptkbp:introduced 1936
gptkbp:landingGear tailwheel
gptkbp:length 8.20 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Focke-Wulf
gptkbp:marketedAs training aircraft
gptkbp:maxSpeed 220 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 1,000
gptkbp:operationalStatus frise ailerons
gptkbp:powers 160 hp
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:productionYears 1935-1945
gptkbp:propulsion 0.13 hp/kg
gptkbp:range 600 km
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role trainer aircraft
gptkbp:services 4,500 m
gptkbp:speed 60 km/h
gptkbp:steering effective rudder
gptkbp:succeededBy 3.5°/s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190
gptkbp:supportRole basic flight training
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Fw_56B
Fw 56A
Fw 56C
gptkbp:wingArea 15.5 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 10.50 m