The Fieseler Storch was developed as a Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft that could operate in very restricted spaces. The aircraft was developed as a metal-framed, fabric-covered aircraft that employed leading edge slats and nearly full-span flaps (even the ailerons drooped when the flaps were down) to get the most lift at very slow airspeeds.
The aircraft was powered by a 240 horsepower Argus inverted V-8 engine. With that much power on a light airframe and big wings, the Storch could take off in under 100 feet with no winds!
Over 2,500 Storches were built, the Fi 156C-1 was a staff transport, the Fi 156C-2 served as a short-range reconnaissance aircraft, and the Fi 156D was the ambulance variant.
The Fi 156 Storch was most famous for its Grand Sasso mountaintop landing and take-off near the hotel that Italian dictator Benito Moussolini was being held on September 12, 1943.
Vier uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- Assigned to 1 Wüstennot staffel, North Africa, 1941, spring.
- Assigned to Grünherz", Russia 1942.
- Assigned to Grünherz", Russia, winter 1942 - 1943.
- Rescue Operation of Mussolini, September 12 1943, Italy
Aantal onderdelen; 134
Afmetingen;
- Lang; 308mm.
- spanwijdte; 444 mm.
