Fw 190 A-3

Modification of: Fw 190 A-1 – A-4, F-1, G-1
Changes: BMW 801 D-2 of 1,700 PS on C3 fuel, 50 mm armoured windscreen (ru); armament as the A-2. First factory Umrüst-Bausätze. 72 export A-3a went to Turkey in October 1942 to March 1943.
Crew: 1
Length: 8,850 mm
Wingspan: 10,500 mm
Wing area: 18.3 m²
Empty weight: 2,845 kg
Normal takeoff weight: 3,855 kg
Engine: BMW 801 D-2
Engines: 1
Max speed: 680 km/h
Max speed altitude: 6,500 m
Service ceiling: 11,000 m

Climb time

Altitude	Time, min
6,000 m	7.2

Distance, km	Fuel	Altitude
810	Internal	5,000 m

Weapon	Count	Position	Synchronized
MG 17	2	Fuselage	True
MG 151/20	2	Wing	True
MG FF/M	2	Wing	—

Name	From	Changes	Replaces
U3	Jun 1942	Jabo: ETC 501 centreline rack for up to 500 kg of bombs or a 300 L drop tank, outer MG FF removed.	Mg ff m
U4	—	Reconnaissance: two Rb 12.5 cameras in the rear fuselage and a gun camera in the port wing root.	—

≈ 23 Jun 1942 – 19 Aug 1942