In Service: August 1940 to 1945
First Flight: August 1940
Manufacturer: Focke
Achgelis
Number built: 11
Type: Helicopter transport
Crew: 4 men
Length: 12.25 m
Rotor diameter: 12 m
Disc area 226 m²
Height: 4.36 m
Empty: 3,180 kg
Loaded: 4,315 kg
Engine: 1 ×
Siemens
Bramo 323D Fafnir 9 cylinder supercharged air cooled radial
engine producing up to 1,000 hp
Maximum speed: 176 km/h
Range: 700 km
Service ceiling: 4,880 m
Armament:
1 ×
7.92 mm
MG 15 machine gun in nose
Bomb load up to 2 × 250 kg
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwafe
Variants:
Fa 223 A
Fa 223 B
Fa 223 C
Fa 223 D
Fa 223 E
Other: Helicopters
Articles:
The Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (Kite) was a four seat single
engine transport helicopter
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242
Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X
For a complete list of
sources