Focke-Wulf Fw 260
| Fw 260 | |
|---|---|
| Role | VTOL airliner |
| National origin | West Germany |
| Manufacturer | Focke-Wulf |
| Number built | 0 |
The Focke-Wulf Fw 260 Flamingo and Focke-Wulf Fw 300 were a pair of related VTOL airliner projects, designed by Focke-Wulf during the early 1960s. Neither aircraft was built.
Fw 260
The Fw 260 design was displayed at the Luftfahrtschau Hanover trade show in 1962. The aircraft's design included a high-mounted, slightly-swept wing, carrying two two-engined pods for jet engines providing primary thrust, intended to be in the 9,100 pounds-force (40,000 N) class each; these were fitted with vectored thrust to assist in vertical take-off, primary thrust for which was provided by two underwing pods each carrying six Bristol Siddeley BS.59 liftjets, each producing 7,950 pounds-force (35,400 N) thrust. Up to 85 passengers could be carried;[1] this was later revised to 96.[2]
Fw 300
At the Paris Air Show in 1963, the Fw 260 design was joined by a model of the Fw 300, a short-haul variant of the Fw 260. Similar to its larger relative, it was planned to carry 48-58 passengers, with a range of 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) at 456 knots (845 km/h; 525 mph); it mounted eight lift engines, instead of the Fw 260's twelve.[2][3]
Specifications (Fw 260)
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Capacity: 85-98
- Length: 34 m (111 ft)
- Wingspan: 24.54 m (80 ft 6 in)
- Empty weight: 22,226 kg (49,000 lb)
- Gross weight: 99,200 kg (218,699 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × turbofan , 40 kN (9,100 lbf) thrust each
- Powerplant: 12 × Bristol Siddeley BS.59 turbojet lift jet, 35.4 kN (7,950 lbf) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 914 km/h; 494 kn (568 mph)
- Cruise speed: 798 km/h; 431 kn (496 mph)
- Range: 1,481 km; 799 nmi (920 mi) standard load
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
External links
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- Fw 260 and Fw 300 at Secretprojects
