Finalized and completed, first flight of Prototype 1 (V1 D-EBVU) was on June 26th, 1936 and the aircraft eventually caught the attention of the RLM (the German Air Ministry) who commissioned for a second prototype as "V2 D-EKRA". This was completed and followed into the air during 1937. The vehicles were used in a myriad of tests and showcased at various events while collecting several aviation records during its time in the sky. For its career, the Fw 61 served primarily as a technology demonstrator and was never adopted for serial production - so just the two prototypes were all that was ever built.
Performance specifications were a maximum speed of 70 miles per hour, a cruise speed of 55 miles per hour, a range out to 145 miles and a service ceiling of 11,245 feet. Rate-of-climb was 690 feet-per-minute.
Interest in helicopters continued for Focke-Wulf for, in 1937, the Focke-Achgelis brand label was established for developing such products with increased performance and stability to undertake real-world assignments - both military and civilian. The company was able to deliver several short-lived helicopter designs during World War 2 beginning with the Fa 223 transport (20 produced) and ending with the Fa 336 prototype of 1944. No doubt the German military took a serious interest in the helicopter concept before their defeat - envisioning such aircraft in roles like submarine/ship spotting, air-sea rescue, aircraft recovery, MEDEVAC, and as supply mule to mountain troops. However, few were used operationally and these in very limited numbers.
Flettner also delivered several helicopter concepts for German military use during this period and their contribution can be found on this site as well.
One of the more interesting Focke-Achgelis helicopter projects became the Fa 269, a VTOL point defense fighter considered by the RLM before the end of the war. None were built but considerable work went into the project before it was cancelled including full-scale mockups and components. Much was lost in an Allied air raid which delayed the program and forced its cancellation.
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