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| name='''Fieseler Fi 158'''
| name= Fi 158
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| caption='''The Fi 158 at Kassel-Waldau Airfield'''
| caption=The Fi 158 at Kassel-Waldau Airfield
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| type= [[Research Aircraft]]
| type= [[Research aircraft]]
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| national origin=[[Germany]]
| manufacturer= [[Fieseler Flugzeugbau]] Kassel
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The '''Fieseler Fi 158''' was a civilian research aircraft designed and built in [[Germany]] from 1938.
The '''Fieseler Fi 158''' was a civilian research aircraft designed and built in [[Germany]] from 1938.
== Development ==
The Fi 158 was a low-winged monoplane built largely of wood, with retractable tailwheel undercarriage and twin fins and rudders. The crew sat in tandem in an enclosed cabin.


==Design and development==
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Designed as a manned version of the [[Fieseler Fi 157|Fi 157]] radio-controlled drone, the Fi 158 was a low-winged monoplane built largely of wood, with retractable tailwheel undercarriage and twin fins and rudders, with the crew sat in tandem in an enclosed cabin. Limited flight testing was carried out before the prototype was destroyed in an air raid.
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==Specifications==
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==Specifications (Fi 158 V1)==
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==References==
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==References==
===Notes===
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
===Bibliography===
* Nowarra Heinz J.:''Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945'', Bernard & Graeffe Verlag, Koblenz 1993, {{ISBN|3-7637-5464-4}}
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*Nowarra Heinz J.:''Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945'', Bernard & Graeffe Verlag, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5464-4
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 21 December 2023

Fi 158
The Fi 158 at Kassel-Waldau Airfield
Role Research aircraft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Fieseler Flugzeugbau Kassel
First flight 9 March 1938
Number built 1
Developed from Fieseler Fi 157

The Fieseler Fi 158 was a civilian research aircraft designed and built in Germany from 1938.

Design and development

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Designed as a manned version of the Fi 157 radio-controlled drone, the Fi 158 was a low-winged monoplane built largely of wood, with retractable tailwheel undercarriage and twin fins and rudders, with the crew sat in tandem in an enclosed cabin. Limited flight testing was carried out before the prototype was destroyed in an air raid.

Specifications (Fi 158 V1)

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Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 or 2 (sources differ)
  • Length: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
  • Wing area: 7 m2 (75 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 494 kg (1,089 lb)
  • Gross weight: 646 kg (1,424 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hirth HM 506A 6-cyl. inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 119 kW (160 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 350 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn) at sea level
  • Cruise speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
  • Range: 370 km (230 mi, 200 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,700 m (22,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 8.33 m/s (1,640 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 2 minutes

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. p. 324. ISBN 978 1 900732 06 2.

Bibliography

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  • Nowarra Heinz J.:Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945, Bernard & Graeffe Verlag, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5464-4
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