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Fieseler Fi 157

Prototype




Fieseler Fi 157 Prototype target drone

Service Data

In Service: 1937

Production Data

First Flight: 1937
Manufacturer: Fieseler
Number built: 3

Technical Data

Type: Prototype target drone

Crew: 0 man
Length: 5.86 m
Wingspan: 6.50 m
Wing area: 5.9 m²
Height: m
Empty: 226 kg
Loaded: 309 kg
Engine: 1 × Hirth Motoren HM 60 4 cylinder air cooled inverted inline engine producing up to 60 hp
Maximum speed: 293 km/h
Range: 580 km
Service ceiling: m
Armament:
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Operators: Luftwaffe
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History

In 1937 Fieseler to produced a radio controlled anti-aircraft target drone All three prototypes crashed during testing; a single example of a manned version, designated the Fi 158 was built to investigate remote control.

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

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