Fieseler Fi 98
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The Fieseler Fi 98 was a prototype ground-attack aircraft produced by German aircraft manufacturer Fieseler as a rival to the Henschel Hs 123.
Fieseler developed the model in response to the Reich Air Ministry specification of 11th February 1934 calling for a robust biplane for low-level attack and dive bombing.
Three prototypes were ordered, of which one prototype was completed, and the design was rejected in favour of the Hs 123 and the more modern Junkers Ju 87. The design of the model, a braced-wing biplane, was essentially obsolescent.
[edit] Specifications (Fi 98)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 11.50 m (37 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 24.50 m² (263.7 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,450 kg (5,400 lb)
- Loaded weight: 2,160 kg (4,760 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× BMW 132A-2, 485 kw (650 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 295 km/h at 2,000 m (183 mph at 6,560 ft)
- Range: 470 km (290 mi)
- Service ceiling 9,000 m (29,500 ft)
Armament (proposed)
- 2 x fixed forward-firing 7.9mm MG 17 machine guns
- 4 x 50 kg (110 lb) bombs
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
[edit] References
- Luftwaffe Secret Projects - Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft, D. Herwig & H. Rode, ISBN 1-85780-150-4
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