At war's progression Allied aircraft manufacturers went to introduce lighter airframes (of pre-existing designs or lineages) such as the Yak-3, F8F Bearcat, Sea Fury and P-51H.
How could a Focke Wulf light(er) fighter (based on the 190 or not) have looked like?
I think they could have gone the P-51H way. Lighten the internal structure (wing spar etc.), reduce some of the armor, a lighter undercarriage and smaller tail wheel. Maybe a laminar flow wing to make it even faster.
Not sure if a Jumo 213 could be made lighter while keeping reliability.
Armament could be a single MG 213C 20 mm revolver cannon with a cadence of 1400 rpm which would equal about two synchronized MG 151/20 cannons but with vastly better ballistics. MV was 1050 mps compared to the latter's 810 mps.
A bit on the light side maybe but ought be sufficient for fighter vs. fighter combat. Add two MG 131 if needed.
Weight of the MG 213C was 75 kg, assembly weight was 96 kg.
This equals the weight of 4 x 50 cal Browning machine guns.
How could a Focke Wulf light(er) fighter (based on the 190 or not) have looked like?
I think they could have gone the P-51H way. Lighten the internal structure (wing spar etc.), reduce some of the armor, a lighter undercarriage and smaller tail wheel. Maybe a laminar flow wing to make it even faster.
Not sure if a Jumo 213 could be made lighter while keeping reliability.
Armament could be a single MG 213C 20 mm revolver cannon with a cadence of 1400 rpm which would equal about two synchronized MG 151/20 cannons but with vastly better ballistics. MV was 1050 mps compared to the latter's 810 mps.
A bit on the light side maybe but ought be sufficient for fighter vs. fighter combat. Add two MG 131 if needed.
Weight of the MG 213C was 75 kg, assembly weight was 96 kg.
This equals the weight of 4 x 50 cal Browning machine guns.
