Short description: 1935 military aircraft family by Focke-Wulf

Fw 58 Weihe

Role  | Trainer, Transport, Air Ambulance
Manufacturer  | Focke-Wulf
First flight  | 1935
Introduction  | 1937
Retired  | 1940s
Primary user  | Luftwaffe
Number built | 1350

The Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe ("Harrier") was a Germany aircraft, built to fill a request by the Luftwaffe for a multi-role aircraft, to be used as an advanced trainer for pilots, gunners and radio operators.

## Contents

* 1 Design and development
* 2 Operational history
* 3 Variants
* 4 Operators
* 5 Surviving aircraft
* 6 Specifications (Fw 58B)
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## Design and development

The Fw 58 was a low-wing monoplane with two piston engines mounted in nacelles on the wing leading edges. The crew sat under an enclosed canopy. Aft of the flight deck, the fuselage was open to form a moveable machine gun station. The tailwheel undercarriage was retractable.

## Operational history

The Fw 58 was widely used for training Luftwaffe personnel. It was also used as a VIP transport, ambulance, feeder airliner, photo reconnaissance, and weather research aircraft.[1] It was built under license in Bulgaria, Hungary and Brazil . It was also operated by several countries such as the Netherlands, Romania, Croatia and Turkey.

## Variants

Fw 58 V1
First prototype.
Fw 58 V2
Second prototype.
Fw 58 V3
Third prototype.
Fw 58 V4
Fourth prototype.
Fw 58 V14

Fw 58 V14, D- OPDR, was fitted with Fowler flaps and boundary-layer suction for high-lift experiments at AVA, Göttingen. The suction system was powered by a Hirth aircraft engine in the fuselage and the air exited through two circumferential, parallel rows of slots in the rear fuselage section.[2]

Fw 58B

Fw 58B-1

Fw 58B-2
This version had a glazed nose, and was armed with a 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine gun.
Fw 58C

Fw 58W
Twin-floatplane version.

## Operators

Austria

* Austrian Air Force (1927–1938)

Argentina

* Argentine Air Force \- 3 imported, (1938–1952)[3]

Brazil

* Brazilian Navy - license-built from 1938[4]
* Brazilian Air Force
* Syndicato Condor
* Varig

Bulgaria

* Bulgarian Air Force \- 8 imported in 1937-1939[5]

Independent State of Croatia

* Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia

Czechoslovakia

* Czechoslovakian Air Force

Finland

* Finnish Air Force

Nazi Germany

* Luftwaffe

Hungary

* Hungarian Air Force \- license production

Netherlands

* Royal Netherlands Air Force

Norway

* Royal Norwegian Air Force (Postwar)

Poland

* Polish Air Force

Romania

* Royal Romanian Air Force
* Romanian Air Force (Postwar)
* Transnistrian air section

Slovakia

* Slovak Air Force (1939–1945)

Spain

* Spanish Air Force

Turkey

* Turkish Air Force

Soviet Union

* Soviet Air Force

## Surviving aircraft

The only Fw 58 on display is at Museu Aeroespacial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . Brazil used this airplane mainly for maritime patrols and the example on display was one of the 25 Fw 58B-2 units license-built in Brazil by Fábrica de Galeão, circa 1941.

An Fw 58 C-2 is stored in the Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodø.[6]

An Fw 58 C crashed on 30 March 1943 in the Lac du Bourget, France, after a low-flying training pass over the lake went wrong. Two of the four airmen on board were rescued by local fishermen. The wreckage lies at a depth of over 110 meters. Due to the dark and cold water, it is still fairly well preserved, though the canvas over the tube frame light structure is gradually deteriorating. A proposal has been made to raise the wreckage, but local divers are strongly opposed because of its status as a war grave, and the risks of damaging it.

## Specifications (Fw 58B)

Focke-Wulf Fw.58 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile February 1936

Data from Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.2 – Flugzeugtypen Erla-Heinkel[7]

General characteristics

* Crew: 4
* Length: 14.1 m (46 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 21 m (68 ft 11 in)
* Height: 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
* Wing area: 47 m2 (510 sq ft)
* Airfoil: NACA 2212[8]
* Empty weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
* Gross weight: 2,930 kg (6,460 lb)
* Fuel capacity: 340 l (90 US gal; 75 imp gal) in two centre-section tanks, with a 34 l (9.0 US gal; 7.5 imp gal) oil tank
* Powerplant: 2 × Argus As 10C V-8 inverted air-cooled piston engines 240 PS (240 hp; 180 kW)
* Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller, 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) diameter

Performance

* Maximum speed: 254 km/h (158 mph, 137 kn) at sea level
* Cruise speed: 238 km/h (148 mph, 129 kn)

* Landing speed: 76 km/h (47 mph; 41 kn)
* Range: 690 km (430 mi, 370 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 5,400 m (17,700 ft)
* Rate of climb: 4.67 m/s (919 ft/min)
* Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,281 ft) in 3 minutes 48 seconds
* Wing loading: 59.8 kg/m2 (12.2 lb/sq ft)

Armament

* Guns: * 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine guns

## See also

Related lists

* List of aircraft of World War II
* List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
* List of military aircraft of Germany

## References

1. ↑ Wilson, James (2007). Propaganda Postcards of the Luftwaffe. England: Pen and Sword. p. 60. ISBN 1844154912.
2. ↑ Luftfahrt international 18 (1976), pp. 2829ff
3. ↑ FR010 Fw 58B South America
4. ↑ THE FOCKE WULF Fw 58 IN BRAZIL
5. ↑ Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Gulub
6. ↑ Norsk Luftfartsmuseum
7. ↑ Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993) (in German). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.2 – Flugzeugtypen Erla-Heinkel. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. pp. 60-63, 264-265. ISBN 3-7637-5464-4.
8. ↑ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

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Reich Air Ministry (RLM) aircraft designations

1 to 100|

* 8-11
* Fi 2
* 8-31
* 8-41
* Fi 5
* DFS 6
* 8-71
* Gö 8
* Gö 9
* Do 10
* Do 11
* 8-124/Do 12
* Do 13
* Do 14
* Do 15
* Do 16/Wn 16
* Do 17
* Do 18
* Do 19
* Do 20
* 8-211
* Do 22
* Do 23
* Do 24
* Do 253/Kl 25
* Do 26/Kl 26
* 8-27/Do 273/Kl 275
* 8-281
* 8-29/Do 29
* Fw 30
* Kl 31
* Kl 32
* Ju 33
* Ju 34
* Kl 35
* Kl 36
* He 373
* He 38/Ju 38
* DFS 39
* BV 40/DFS 40
* He 413
* Fw 42/He 42
* Fw 43
* Fw 44
* He 45
* He 46/Ju 46
* Fw 47/He 47
* Ju 48
* He 49/Ju 49
* He 50/Ju 50
* He 51
* He 52/Ju 52
* Ju 53
* DFS 54/NR 54
* Fw 55/NR 55
* Fw 56
* 8-574/Fw 57
* Fw 58/He 58
* He 59
* He 60/Ju 60
* Fa 61/Fw 61/He 61
* Fw 62/He 62
* 8-634/He 63
* Ar 64/He 64
* Ar 65/He 65
* Ar 66/He 66
* Ar 67
* Ar 68
* Ar 69
* He 70
* 8-714/He 71
* He 72
* He 733
* He 74
* Al 75
* Ar 76/FZG 766
* Ar 77
* Ar 783
* Ar 79
* Ar 80
* Ar 81
* 8-824
* 8-831
* Al 84
* Ju 85
* Ju 86
* Ju 87
* Ju 88
* Ju 89
* Ju 90
* Ju 913
* Ju 92
* Ju 933
* Ju 943
* Ar 95
* Ar 96
* Fi 97
* Fi 98
* Fi 99
* Fi 1003/He 100

101 to 200|

* Al 101
* Al 102
* Al 103/Fi 103
* Fh 104
* Kl 105
* Kl 106
* Kl 107
* Bf 108
* Bf 109/Bf 109R6
* Bf 110
* He 111/He 111U6
* He 112
* He 1136
* He 114
* He 115
* He 116
* He 1173/Hs 117
* He 118
* He 119
* He 120
* Hs 121
* Hs 122
* Hs 123
* Hs 124
* Hs 125
* Hs 126
* Hs 127
* Hs 128
* Hs 129
* Hs 130
* Bü 131
* Bü 1323/Hs 132
* Bü 133
* Bü 134
* Ha 135
* Ha 136/Hü 136
* Ha 137
* BV 138
* Ha 139
* Ha 140
* BV 141
* BV 142
* BV 143
* BV 144
* Go 145
* Go 146
* Go 147/Ju 147
* Go 1483
* Go 149
* Go 150
* Kl 151
* Kl 152/Ta 152
* Kl 1533/Ta 153
* Kl 1543/Ta 154
* BV 155/Kl 1553/Me 155
* Fi 156
* Fi 157
* Fi 158
* Fw 159
* Ju 160
* Bf 161
* Bf 162/He 162
* Bf 163/Li 163/Me 163
* Me 164/MeC 164
* Bf 165
* Fi 166/FK 166
* Fi 167
* Fi 168
* Fi 1693
* He 170
* He 1713
* He 172
* He 1733
* He 1743
* 8-1754
* He 176
* He 177
* He 178
* He 1795
* Bü 180/He 180
* Bü 181
* Bü 182
* Bü 1833/Ta 183
* Fl 184
* Fl 185
* Fw 186/Ju 186
* Fw 187/Ju 1872
* Fw 1883/Ju 188
* Fw 189
* Fw 190
* Fw 191
* Ao 192
* Ao 1933/DFS 193
* DFS 194/Me 194
* Ar 195
* Ar 196
* Ar 197
* Ar 198
* Ar 199
* Do 2004,6/Fw 200

201 to 300|

* Si 201
* Si 202
* DFS 203
* Si 204
* 8-2051
* Fw 206
* 8-2071
* Me 208
* Me 209 (1938)
* Me 209 (1943)
* Me 210
* Hü 211
* 8-2124/Do 212
* 8-2131
* Do 214
* Do 215
* Do 216
* Do 217/Hs 217
* Do 2183
* He 219
* He 220
* Do 2213
* BV 222
* Fa 223
* Fa 224
* Ao 225/Fa 225
* BV 226/Ho 226
* FGP 227
* DFS 228
* Go 229/Ho 229
* 8-230/DFS 230
* Ar 231
* Ar 232/Fw 232
* Ar 233
* Ar 234
* Do 235
* Fa 2363
* BV 237
* BV 238/Fw 2382
* Ar 239/Fw 2392
* Ar 240
* Go 241
* Go 242
* Me 2433
* Go 244
* Go 2453
* BV 246
* 8-2471
* Ju 248
* Fw 2492
* BV 250/Fw 250/Ho 250
* Fw 2512/Ho 251
* Fw 252/Ho 252
* Ju 252
* Fi 253/Ho 253
* Ho 254/Ta 254
* 8-2551
* Fi 256
* SK 257
* 8-2581
* Fw 259
* 8-2601
* Fw 2612/Me 261/Me 261w
* Me 262
* Me 263 (1941)/Me 263 (1942)/Me 263 (1945)
* Me 264
* Fl 265/Me 265
* Fa 266/Go 2663
* Ho 267
* Ju 268
* Fa 269
* He 270
* We 271
* Fw 2725/He 2723
* He 2733
* He 274
* He 2755
* He 2763
* He 277
* He 278
* He 2793
* He 280
* Fw 2815/He 2813
* Fl 282
* Fa 283/Ta 283
* Fa 284
* Fl 285
* Ju 286
* Ju 287
* Do 2884,6/Ju 288
* Ju 2893
* Ju 290
* Hs 291
* As 292/Hs 2923
* Hs 293
* Hs 294
* Hs 295
* Ar 296/Hs 296
* Hs 297
* Hs 298
* Ju 2993
* Fw 300

301 to 349|

* DFS 301
* 8-3021
* 8-3031
* 8-3041
* 8-3051
* 8-3061
* 8-3071
* 8-3081
* Me 309
* Me 310
* 8-3111
* 8-3121
* 8-3134
* 8-3141
* Hs 315
* 8-3161
* Do 317
* Do 318
* He 319
* Me 3203
* Me 321
* Ju 322
* Me 323/ZMe 323
* 8-3241
* Fa 325/Fw 3253
* 8-3261
* Me 327
* Me 328
* Me 329
* Fa 330
* DFS 331
* DFS 332
* Fi 333
* Ar 3343/Me 334
* Do 335
* Fa 336
* Ju 3373
* 8-3381
* Fl 339
* Ar 340
* 8-341
* WNF 342
* He 343
* Rk 344/So 3445
* Go 345
* DFS 346
* Rk 347
* 8-3481
* Ba 349

Post-349 (non-sequential)|

* Ju 352
* Fi 356/Ju 356
* Me 362
* Me 3642
* Me 3683
* Ju 388
* Ju 390
* Fw 391
* Ar 3933
* Ar 396
* Ta 400
* Me 409
* Me 410
* Do 417
* He 419
* ZMe 423
* Ar 430/Ka 430
* Ar 432
* Do 435
* Ar 440
* 8-4454
* DFS 446
* Ju 452
* Me 4622
* DFS 468
* Ju 488
* Fw 491
* He 500
* Me 509
* Me 510
* He 519
* 8-5204
* ZSO 523
* Ar 532
* 8-5344
* Do 535/He 535
* Me 6002
* Me 609
* Ar 632
* Do 635/He 635/Ju 635

1 Not assigned  • 2 Unofficial/proposed  • 3 Assigned, but not used before RLM was dissolved  • 4 Assigned to captured aircraft  • 5 Unconfirmed  • 6 Propaganda/cover designation
Note: Official RLM designations had the prefix "8-", but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer's prefix.
List of RLM aircraft designations

* http://www2.fab.mil.br/musal/index.php/anvs/312-weihe

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