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The Focke-Wulf Fw 47 Höhengeier known internally to Focke-Wulf as the A 47 was a meteorological aircraft developed in Germany in 1931. It was a parasol-wing monoplane of largely conventional design unusual only in the expansiveness of its wing area. Tested first by the Reichsverband der Deutschen Luftfahrtindustrie and then the weather station at Hamburg the type was ordered into production to equip ten major weather stations around Germany.

Die Focke-Wulf Fw 47 war ein in den 1930er-Jahren entwickeltes Wetterflugzeug in Hochdeckerbauart. Vor Änderung des Firmenkürzels lautete die Bezeichnung A 47.1

Made by Focke-Wulf.

Empty Weight Lb
2350
Wing Area Sqm
35
Designer
Wilhelm Bansemir
Eng 1 Type
Argus As 10C
Max Speed Mph
120
Ceiling Ft
18400
Eng 1 Kw
180
Introduced
December
Span In
3
Gross Weight Lb
3480
Number Built
36
Crew
Two
pilot and observer
Empty Weight Kg
1065
Gross Weight Kg
1580
Height In
Range Km
640
Manufacturer
Focke-Wulf
Range Miles
400
First Flight
June
Max Speed Kmh
190
Height Ft
10
Span Ft
58
Wing Area Sqft
377
Met Or Eng
met
Span M
18
Length Ft
34
Height M
3
Ceiling M
5600
Eng 1 Hp
240
Eng 1 Number
1.0
Length In
7
Length M
11
Category
Focke-Wulf aircraft
German civil utility aircraft 1930-1939

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