Kurt Waldemar Tank was a German aeronautical engineer and test pilot who led the design department at Focke-Wulf from 1931 to 1945. He was responsible for the creation of several important Luftwaffe a
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 L18396, Kurt Tank
Major Günther Specht (left) and Kurt Tank (right)
Tank (left, barely visible) exhibiting the IAe 33 to President Perón (center, in white uniform) c. 1951
The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, nicknamed Würger is a German single-seat, single-engined, fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s; it was widely used during World War II. Along w
Kurt Tank
…department at Focke-Wulf from 1931 to 1945. He was responsible for the creation of several important Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II, including the Fw 190 fighter aircraft, the Ta 152 fighter-interceptor and the Fw 200 Condor airliner. After the war, Tank spent two decades designing aircraft abroad, working…
Fw 190A-3 of Stab. 7./JG2, June 1942
An Fw 190F's tailfin, showing the triangular hinged panel for access to the tailwheel retraction mechanism inside of it
Fw 190 A-8/R8 of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3, flown by Hptm. Wilhelm Moritz
Fw 190 V1 in its original form with the streamlined engine cowling and ducted spinner: The pointed tip of the internal spinner can also be seen. The pilot is probably Hans Sander.