Focke-Wulf (S) 39 = Fw 39
| Type | Two seat reconnaissance aircraft |
| Engine | 1 Siemens Jupiter VI |
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| Performance | Max. speed 265 km/h endurance 3 h range 600 km |
| Type | Werk.Nr | Registration | History |
| 98 | D-1708, D-IQIM | Tested at Lipetsk 1932. To Rechlin 1937 Modified to Fw 39B Damaged during training flight, scrapped |
The first new design that required Kurt Tank´s attention was a former Albatros reconnaissance Aircraft project which now became the S39 later the Fw 39. The S 39 prototype was built shortly after Tank's arrival and the company's reorganisation. It was a highwing monoplane powered by an aircooled 510 hp Siemens Jupiter VI Engine wrapped in the stream-lined cowling invented by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in the US just four years earlier in 1927. It received the civilian registration D-1708 in 1932 but failed to perform satisfactorily despite Tank's best efforts to amend the original design. It was damaged during testing and scrapped.