Aviones Focke-Wulf: libros - historia y modelos

Dragonfly: The Luftwaffe's Experimental Triebflügeljäger Project

This is the story of the world's first attempt at perfecting a true, tail-sitting vertical take off and landing (VTOL) interceptor flying machine - Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau's proposed "Triebflügeljäger" or thrust wing fighter project of 1944.

The Triebflügeljäger was not intended to be an air-superiority dogfighter, but a bomber killer rising straight up from its hiding place in the forest or urban area to meet and attack Allied bombers head on. With its mission completed it would return to its hiding place on the forest floor and wait to arise again.

The Triebflügeljäger would have been a point-defense interceptor intended for the Luftwaffe home defense squadrons and its most important virtue was that it would not need a runway. Highly unusual, then as well as today, the "Triebflügeljäger" was an amazing prototype.

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Autor:	David Myhra
Presentación:	120 páginas, 28 x 21.5 x 1 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	más de 240 fotos en b/n y color, dibujos
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2003)
ISBN:	9780764318771

Focke Wulf Jet Fighters

El mayor éxito de la compañía Focke-Wulf durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial fue la elección de un motor radial para el caza Fw 190, evitando así competir con Messerschmitt por los motores en línea.

La decisión del Oberkommando der Luftwaffe de asignar los pocos turborreactores disponibles a las empresas Messerschmitt y Arado, y el descubrimiento a mediados de 1942 del terrible efecto aerodinámico conocido como turbulencia por compresibilidad, hicieron que la vida de los diseñadores de cazas de la época fuera muy interesante.
El equipo de Kurt Tank propuso instalar un turborreactor centrífugo de su diseño en el morro de un Fw 190 A/3 con la intención de reemplazarlo por un Jumo 004 B cuando estuviera disponible en 1943.
Posteriormente se presentaron varios diseños capaces de utilizar todos los turborreactores, turbohélices, estatorreactores y motores de cohete, tanto los proyectados como los disponibles. Estos diseños constituyen la base documental de este libro.

Después de fracasar en los concursos TL Jagdfleugzeug en marzo de 1943, Volksflugzeug en septiembre de 1944 y Hochleitungs Nachtjager en enero de 1945, Focke Wulf finalmente pudo superar a sus competidores con el gran diseño del Jagernotprogramm Ta 183.
Aunque llegó demasiado tarde para intervenir en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, sirvió de inspiración para numerosos diseños de otros países durante los primeros años de la Guerra Fría.

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Autor:	Justo Miranda
Presentación:	256 páginas, 25.5 x 18 x 2.2 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:	163 dibujos
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Fonthill Media (GB, 2017)
ISBN:	9781781556641

Focke-Wulf Fw 187 : An Illustrated History

The twin-engined Focke-Wulf Fw 187 was a contemporary of the Messerschmitt Bf 110, however production was limited to a handful of prototypes. So far the story of this largely forgotten fighter has been shrouded in darkness.
Developed by Professor Kurt Tank, the Fw 187 first flew in the summer of 1937. Not only was it faster than any other German fighter with similar engines, it was also earmarked for record attempts which had to be abandoned with the outbreak of war.

The debacle of the Me 210, which was supposed to succeed the Bf 110, revived the Fw 187's fortunes. With a speed of 700 km/h, it was faster than any contemporary fighter and was considered as a replacement for the Me 210. Once again, however, no production contract was forthcoming.
The few Fw 187s built served in industry defense and were later operated by the Luftwaffenschießschule Vaerlose.

This little-known aircraft is documented with numerous photographs and drawings, many of them never before published. This is a book for aviation enthusiasts and modelers, which closes a significant gap in German aviation history.

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Autor:	Deitmar Hermann, Peter Petrick
Presentación:	160 páginas, 29 x 22 x 2.4 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:	200+ fotos en b/n y color + dibujos
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780764318719

The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 - The Story of the Luftwaffe's Late-war, High Altitude Flyer

From the time of its appearance in 1939 the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was one of the best fighter aircraft of the Second World War - a masterpiece produced by chief designer Kurt Tank. In 1943 he developed a new fighter aircraft based on this successful concept.
The project soon deviated far from the original Fw 190 and as an honor to the designer it was designated the Ta 152. The great performance potential of this fighter was obvious from the very first prototypes of the Ta 152A and Ta 152C. The production was however limited to a few examples. But at the same time Focke-Wulf was developing the Ta 152H high-altitude fighter which, powered by the Jumo 213E and equipped with a pressurized cockpit, was capable of reaching altitudes on the order of 35,000 feet and speeds in excess of 430 mph.

A few Ta 152Hs saw action at the beginning of 1945 and they made an excellent impression on their pilots. Compared to the older fighters they exhibited significantly better flight characteristics and performance at high altitude. The Ta 152 could also stand up to the best Allied fighter aircraft, such as the American P-51 Mustang. The heavy Allied bombing at the end of the war prevented production from beginning as planned, and as a result only a very few Ta 152Hs could be delivered.
With the aid of a large number of photographs - some previously unpublished - and drawings, this book details the development history of the Ta 152, one of the most advanced fighter aircraft of its day.

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Autor:	Dietmar Harmann
Presentación:	144 páginas, 28.5 x 22 x 1.9 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:	más de 165 fotos en b/n, dibujos
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780764308604

Flugzeuge aus Bremen

Con más de 150 fotografías, en su mayoría inéditas, y textos profundos, Ulf Kaack y Peter Kurze documentan la historia de la aviación de Bremen, comenzando con los fabricantes de aeronaves Focke-Wolf y Weserflug.
Muestran desarrollos innovadores como el primer helicóptero, así como aeronaves civiles y militares para una amplia variedad de aplicaciones, describen cómo se produjo la fusión de fabricantes de aeronaves alemanes y europeos para formar el Grupo Airbus y, por último, pero no menos importante, el desarrollo del aeropuerto de Bremen.

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Autor:	Ulf Kaack, Peter Kurze
Presentación:	128 páginas, 24 x 17 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:	156 fotos
Idioma:	Alemán
Editorial:	Sutton Verlag (D, 2014)
ISBN:	9783954004720