Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke (VFW) Aircraft

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Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke,

The company was formed by the 1964 merger of two German aerospace firms,
Focke-Wulf and Weser Flugzeugbau GmbH (Weserflug). The formation of VFW
was a natural outcome, as the two companies had been collaborating, along with
Hamburger Flugzeugbau (HFB), in the rocket technology development alliance
Entwicklungsring Nord (ERNO) group since 1961, the move was seen as a natural fit.
Such collaborative efforts continued throughout VFW's operating years, not just through
ERNO but also with the Dutch aircraft producer Fokker, who formed a joint venture with
the firm, VFW-Fokker GmbH, during 1969 to promote.

I will talk about them later,and they are generally;

FK.3,C-160,C-161,H.1 to H.9,HFG 5,HER 15,DH 16-3,DH 16-4,DF-16,TH 16,FSW,
SG-1262,T-291,AFS,VC-180,VC-181,VAK-191,VC-200,VC-300,VC-400,VC-500,VFW-505,VFW-614,VFW-616,VFW-624,QSH,VTOL, Strake-Delta,RPV,VF-500,Eurocopter & P.58.
 
hesham said:
... C-160,C-161 ...
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I'm not sure that it is realistic to call the Transall C 160 a VFW project. The Transporter-Allianz was a consortium of Nord Aviation, Hamburger Flugzeugbau, and Weser Flugzeugbau (which later forms part of VFW). The Nord C 40 and Weser AT 150 proposals were supposedly combined into the final design ... but, let's face it, the C-160 strongly resembled the Nord concept.

Likewise, the civil C 161 and C 161J concepts were originally Nord/HFB studies with VFW arriving very late at that party. QSH certainly had VFW-Fokker involvement (in league with Dornier and Hawker Siddeley) but this is a description acronym (for Quiet Short Haul) not a designation. The same is true, obviously, for acronyms like FSW, VTOL, etc.

Was 'RPV' even used? It would seem that UKF (for Unbemanntes Kampfflugzeuge) was the preferred descriptive acronym. 'Strake-Delta' (for TKF 90) is also obviously descriptive (and in English to boot).
 
Topic renamed for clarity.

Original post is a total mess of multiple designation systems and names. At the very least separate into the different designation systems you believe VFW had, otherwise this is just a list of things VFW was involved with.
 
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Alright I will begin,but we must know that,they didn't use a regular
series,but many sequences,

H.1 was a single seat conventional helicopter offered to the army , but refused because not innovative enough
H.2 was another single seat gyrocopter,it was built as an experimental open gyrocopter modelled on the Bensen B-8M
H.3 Sprinter was a single-engined experimental compound rotorcraft,crew of one and two passenger,powered by one Allison 250-C18 turboshaft
H.4 was developed from H.3,but fitted with folded rotor,project
H.5 was also developed from H.3,which was similar in layout but had a larger cabin with five seat
H.6 ? was unknown,but may it was light helicopter project of 1975,with two intermeshing-rotors
H.7 was also based on H.3,but could accommodated 7/8 seat,construction of which was apparently started but not completed
H.8 was a refined combat project,based on H.7
H.9 was tandem two-seat armed escort helicopter project

** A series for transport

HFG 5,HER 15,DH 16-3,DH 16-4,DF-16 & TH 16 all were a VTOL transport
projects

** Another series,

VC-180P was a VTOL transport airliner project,powered by three turbojets and
had small engines for lift,mounted in a pod at the tip of the wings
VC-180T was a cargo project version of VC-180P,had a raised cockpit,looks like
the Boeing 747
VC-181 was a high wing transport airliner project,powered by four engines,
mounted under the wing,had a twelve lift fan engines,placed at the each
side of the fuselage,in front and aft the wing,in low level
VAK-191 was an experimental V/STOL strike fighter,built in prototype,powered
by two Rolls-Royce RB.162 jets
VAK-191B was a developed version of it
VAK-191B MK.2 was a 50 % increase in wing area,and more good maneuverability
VC-200 was a quad tilt-wing VTOL medium transport project
VC-300 was a heavier version of VC-200
VC-400 was a quad tilt-wing VTOL medium transport aircraft project
VC-500 was an enlarge version of VC-400,project
VF-500 was a low-wing Remotely Politless Vehicle RPV
VFW-505 was 250-300 passenger double deck heavy airliner project,had a high-wing and powered by four turbojets,mounted under the wing
VFW-614 was a low-wing twin jets medium airliner aircraft,powered by two RR/Snecma M45H engines,mounted on a pylons over the wings
VFW-616 was a stretched version of 614,wing letted adaptation of the abortive the earlier VFW-614,as GAC-616 with Gulfstream company,which was powered by two GE CF34 engines,project
VFW-624 was a large three engined project version,the motors were mounted as
two under the wing and one at the rear of the fuselage,had different shapes
VFW-?
 
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Please be careful not to mix similar designations.
At the end of 1963, the original Focke-Wulf design Fw 1262 (with space and without hyphen / Fw instead of FW!) emerged as the winner of the NMBR-3 tender. By this time, Focke-Wulf no longer existed as an independent company because it merged with Weser-Flugzeugbau to form VFW (Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke) in 1963.
SG 1262 (also with space and without hyphen) refers to the Schwebe-Gestell (= hovering rig) for the design 1262. First "flight" (hovering) was in 1966. From this it can be deduced that the SG 1262 was already called VFW (and not Focke-Wulf) SG 1262 during its construction and testing.

See also article "VFW 1262* - Replacement for the G.91R?" in Flying Review International, Vol 19, No 11, August 1964.

* designation of the original Focke-Wulf Fw 1262 after 1963, later changed to VFW VAK-191B and from 1969 on to VFW-Fokker VAK-191B

Yes, I know, it's an almost impenetrable confusion due to the numerous company mergers in West Germany in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s ... sorry. Don't beat me up - I come from East Germany, so I'm not responsible for the confusion of the West German aircraft designations ;) .
Thanks to @vstol, with whom I visited the EADS archives in Bremen and Ottobrunn in connection with Fw 1262 and VAK-191B, although there are still many unanswered questions.
 
boxkite said:
SG 1262 (also with space and without hyphen) refers to the Schwebe-Gestell (= hovering rig) for the design 1262. First "flight" (hovering) was in 1966. From this it can be deduced that the SG 1262 was already called VFW (and not Focke-Wulf) SG 1262 during its construction and testing.
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You missed my point, while SG 1262 might be a designation from VFW era, it refers to a number sequence from Focke-Wulf and it is fruitless trying to imagine how it fits into a VFW designation system.
 
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overscan (PaulMM) said:
... The Archive folder may simply contain separate Canadair and VFW tilt-wing studies...
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Quite. Canadair and Focke Wulf/VFW were actually rivals in tilt-wing development during that time. VFW had kept a close eye on Canadair CL-62 development. Indeed, the CL-84 might be view as a rival for the VFW VC 300, the CL-246 for the VC 400, and the CL-284 for the VC 500.
 

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