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The Focke-Wulf Fw 62 was a German reconnaissance floatplane designed and built by Focke-Wulf for use by the German Navy. Only four were built. ==Development== In 1936 the RLM, the German ministry of aviation, formulated a requirement for a shipboard seaplane for reconnaissance missions, to replace the Heinkel He 114. The aircraft was to be light, with a maximum weight of 2.5 tons and a crew of one or two, and suitable for catapult launching. Equipment and armament were to be kept to a minimum.〔Becker, Hans-Jurgen: Wasserflugzeuge - Flugboote, Amphibien, Schwimmerflugzeuge. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Germany, 1994.〕 Focke-Wulf competed with the Fw 62, a conventional biplane design. The Fw 62 was of mixed construction and powered by a 705 kW (945 hp) BMW 132K radial engine. The engine was tightly cowled and drove a two-bladed propeller. The biplane wings were of equal span and featured two N-type struts on each side. They could be folded for shipboard storage. Every wing had a plain flap and an aileron. The first prototype was flown on 23 October 1937. The first and second prototype had twin floats, while the third and fourth had a large central float and smaller outboard stabilizing floats. Official tests began in Travemünde in January 1938. The Fw 62 was a capable aircraft and well liked by the test pilots, but the competing Arado Ar 196 monoplane was both conceptually and structurally much more modern, and was chosen for production.〔Wadman, David; Bradley, John; and Ketley, Barry: Aufklärer - Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Aircraft & Units 1935-1945, Hikoki Publications, UK 1997.〕 The Fw 62 prototypes were evaluated for a while longer, mainly because the sprung attachment of the floats, to reduce stress loads on landing, was of interest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Focke-Wulf Fw 62」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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