The Focke-Wulf Fw 191 was a prototype German bomber aircraft of World War II. Designed to a 1939 Luftwaffe specification for a high-performance medium bomber (the "Bomber B" programme), the project was crippled by engine problems and a complex electric motor system. The design was to have had a maximum speed of 600 km/h (373 mph), a bombload of 4,000 kg (8820 lb), and a range allowing it to bomb any target in Britain from bases in France and Norway. The 2,500 horsepower (1.9 MW) Junkers Jumo 222 engines which would have powered the Fw 191 proved troublesome, however, and the project was eventually scrapped with only three prototypes having been produced.

Specifications (Fw 191 V6, as designed)

General characteristics

• Crew:
• Length: 18.45 m (60 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 25.00 m (82 ft 0 in)
• Height: 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 70.5 m² (759 ft²)
• Empty: 11,970 kg (26,389 lb)
• Loaded: 19,575 kg (43,155 lb)
• Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
• Powerplant: 2x Junkers Jumo 222, 1,641 kW (2,200 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 620 km/h (385 mph)
• Range: 3,600 km (2,237 miles)
• Service ceiling: 9,700 m (31,824 ft)
• Rate of climb: 366 m/min (20 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 278 kg/m² (57 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 170 W/kg (0.10 hp/lb)

Armament

• 2 x 7.9 mm MG 81 machine guns in chin turret
• 2 x 7.9 mm MG 81 machine guns in remote-controlled turret at rear of each engine nacelle
• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon and 2 x 13 mm MG 131 machine guns in dorsal turret
• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon and 2x 13 mm MG 131 machine guns in ventral turret
• 4,200 kg (9,240 lb) of bombs

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Designation sequence: Ju 188 Fw 189 - Fw 190 - Fw 191 - Ao 192 - DFS 193 - DFS 194