FW 190 A-8 Performance

Summary

Horizontalgeschwindigkeit ï¿½ber der Flughï¿½he Normaljï¿½ger Fw 190 A-8, 13.11.43	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	346 mph at Sea Level	557 at 0 meters
	400 mph at 20,669'	644 at 6.3
Steiggeschwindigkeit u. Steigzeit ï¿½ber der Flughï¿½he, Normaljï¿½ger Fw 190 A-8 13.11.1943	Climb: feet/min. / m/s
	2,624 at Sea Level	13.4 at 0 meters
	2,664 at 2,953'	13.6 at .9 meters
Flugleistungen ï¿½ber der Hï¿½he Normaljï¿½ger Fw 190 A-8, 12.1.44	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	359 mph at Sea Level	578 at 0 meters
	405 mph at 18,045'	652 at 5.5
Flugzeug-Entwicklungs-Blatt FW 190 (J) GL/C-E2 Nr 7578/44, 11.5.44	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	345 mph at Sea Level	555 at 0 meters
	401 mph at 20,341'	645 at 6.2
	Climb: feet/min. / m/s
	2,820 at SL	14.4 at 0 meters
Einmotorige Jï¿½ger: Leistungsdaten, 1.10.44	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	359 mph at Sea Level	578 at 0 meters
	405 mph at 18,045'	652 at 5.5
Flugleistungen Normaljï¿½ger Fw 190 A-8 25.10.44	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	352 mph at Sea Level	566 at 0 meters
	405 mph at 18,045'	652 at 5.5
Horizontalgeschwindigkeit ï¿½ber der Flughï¿½he mit Sonderleistung. Leistungsvergleich Fw 190 - Ta 152, 3.1.45	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	350 mph at Sea Level	564 at 0 meters
	405 mph at 18,045'	652 at 5.5
Horizontalgeschwindigkeit ï¿½ber der Flughï¿½he mit Sonderleistung. Leistungsvergleich Fw 190 - Ta 152, 12.1.45	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	350 mph at Sea Level	564 at 0 meters
	405 mph at 18,045'	652 at 5.5
Flugbericht Fw 190 A-8/733705 Nr. 1 Langenhagen, 23.10.1944 (pdf) - Translation	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	327 mph at Sea Level	526 at 0 meters
	376 mph at 20,177'	605 at 6.15
Flugbericht Fw 190/733705 Nr. 2 Langenhagen, 21.11.1944 (pdf) - Translation	Level Speed: MPH / km/h
	334 mph at Sea Level	537 at 0 meters
	383 mph at 20,013'	617 at 6.1
Flugbericht Fw 190 A-8/733705 Nr. 3 Langenhagen, 20.3.1945 (pdf) - Translation
Flugbericht Fw 190 174014 Nr. 1 Langenhagen, 26.7.1944 (pdf) - Translation
Motorseitige Leistungssteigerung 15.3.1944 - Translation
Besprechungs-Niederschrift vom 4.4.44 bei AGO - Translation
Erhï¿½hung der Geschwindigkeit und Steigleistung der Fw 190 durch Laderdruckerhï¿½hung am BMW 801 D. - Translation

Focke-Wulf Flugleistungen Normaljï¿½ger Fw 190 A-8 (Flight Performance) sheet from 25 October 1944 gives the speed loss with ETC 501 drop tank rack as follows:
Sea level	7.5 mph (12 km/h)
19, 685' (6 km)	9 mph (15 km/h)

Focke-Wulf's Technical description No. 284 Fw 190 A-8 Fighter from 30 November 1944 notes the following:

Increased emergency power: Starting from July 1944 all Fw 190 A-8 aircraft will be equipped with "increased emergency". By overridding the supercharger boost regulator, boost pressures are increased at take-off and emergency power in low supercharger setting from 1,42 ata to 1,58 ata and at the high supercharger setting from 1,42 to 1,65 ata. Thus an increase of speed up to 13.6 mph (22 km/h) is obtained with low supercharger operation and up to 15.5 mph (25 km/h) with high supercharger operation. The maximum operating time for increased emergency is limited to 10 minutes due to thermal reasons. (Ab Juli 1944 werden sï¿½mtliche Flugzeuge der Baureihe Fw 190 A-8 mit "erhï¿½hter Notleistung" ausgerï¿½stet. Durch Eingriff in den Ladedruckregler wird der Ladedruck der Start- und Notleistung im Bodenladerbetrieb von 1,42 ata auf 1,58 ata, im Hï¿½henladerbetrieb von 1,42 ata auf 1,65 ata heraufgesetzt. Hierdurch wird ein Geschwindigkeitsgewinn bis 22 km/h bei Bodenladerbetrieb und bis zu 25 km/h im Hï¿½henladerbetrieb erzielt.; (sich Flugleistungen Bl. 15). Die hï¿½chstzulï¿½ssige Betriebsdauer fï¿½r erhï¿½hte Notleistung ist aus thermischen Grï¿½nden 10 Minuten begrenzt.)

The following units began to convert to the Fw 190 A-8 in April 1944: I./JG 1, II./JG1, I./JG2, III./JG2, I./JG11, III./JG 11, I./JG 26, II./JG26, I./JG 300.

Special thanks to Jï¿½rn Dietrich for assistance with the translations!