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Focke-Wulf A 40
Photo: Kestner, Photographs Taken by German Army Propaganda Companies - Album 2, photo 242-GAV-II-170 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Focke-WulfA40

Intelligence / Recon Aircraft · 1933
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Focke-WulfA40

Focke-Wulf A 40
Focke-Wulf A 40 Photo: Kestner, Photographs Taken by German Army Propaganda Companies - Album 2, photo 242-GAV-II-170 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 22
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Sensor Capability
30
Endurance
25
Operating Altitude
20
Range
25
Stealth / Survivability
15
Data-Link
0
Coverage
20
Persistence
20
Technology
35
Cost-Effectiveness
50
Methodology ↗ → Intelligence / Recon Aircraft ranking
ManufacturerFocke-Wulf
CategoryIntelligence / Recon Aircraft
EraInterwar Period
In service1933
Operators1 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Intelligence / Recon Aircraftranking ↗methodology ↗
22
Intelligence / Recon Aircraft MASS Rating
82/135
Interwar Period
296/419
All-Time
Intelligence / Recon Aircraft · 10 axes scored
Sensor Capability
30
Endurance
25
Operating Altitude
20
Range
25
Stealth / Survivability
15
Data-Link
0
Coverage
20
Persistence
20
Technology
35
Cost-Effectiveness
50
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the intelligence / recon aircraft category.
01 / Overview
Focke-Wulf A 40
Category
Intelligence / Recon Aircraft
Prime contractor
Focke-Wulf
Production
1933–
Operators
1 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
INTELLIGENCE / RECON AIRCRAFT · INTERWAR PERIOD
82
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
48
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
22
intelligence / recon aircraft category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the intelligence / recon aircraft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1933Production started
93
years in service
1
countries operating
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
GermanyACTIVE
Intelligence / Recon Aircraft Interwar Period Focke-Wulf
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