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

Period: Second World War

Nation: Germany

Model Dim.: 18 cm

Focke-Wulf FW 190 A-8

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