Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz

what is it?

The Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz (Goldfinch) is a twin-seat biplane designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf. It was the company's first major international success. The Fw 44 had a relatively conventional layout for a biplane, possessing a pair of open cockpits that were arranged in tandem; both cockpits were equipped with flight controls and instrumentation.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 185 km/htop speed
• range 675 kmwithout refuelling
• size 870 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 94 years ago, in 1932.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1932

number built

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role

biplane trainer

origin

Weimar Republic

makers

Focke-Wulf

engines

1× Bramo Sh 14A-4

crew

2

length

7.3 m

wingspan

9 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

870 kg

top speed

185 km/h

cruise speed

172 km/h

range

675 km

ceiling

3,900 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.