Italeri 2678 - 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 WWII  [IT-2678S]

Period: Second World War

Nation: Germany

Model Dim.: 18 cm

Focke-Wulf FW 190 A-8

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ended up being one of the better airplanes created during World War II. With over 20,000 units made out of 1941, with the Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was the Luftwaffe’s most famous fighter. The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 ended up being built with a BMW 801 D-2 two celebrity radial motor, with 14 1,700 Hp cylinders, which allowed it to attain a maximum speed of 653 Km/h. It was heavily armed with 2 MG 131 device guns and 4 MG 151 20 mm cannons. Manufacturing for the A-8 variation started in the first months of 1944, characterised with an injection system in a position to increase engine power, for brief durations, to over 1,900 Hp. From 1944 until might 1945 in most the Focke-Wulf factories, over 6,500 190 A-8 models were built, to face the ever more regular allied atmosphere raids.