AB Flygindustri Fi-1
AB Flygindustri · Sweden · first flew 1942 · glider
The AB Flygindustri Fi-1 was a Swedish intermediate training glider built in small numbers in the 1940s.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, tapered |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × none, embedded-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Pod-and-boom fuselage built of moulded veneer |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Shoulder-mounted wing of equal-taper plan, based on the DFS Olympia's
- Pod-and-boom fuselage built of moulded veneer
- Monowheel under the forward wing with a skid ahead of it
The wing is the Olympia's clipped by 1.00 m to 14.00 m, and the fuselage shell was shaped from crisscrossed veneer strips using canoe-building techniques.
Specifications
- The AB Flygindustri Fi-1 has a length of 6.44 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 14 m (46 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 200 km/h (124 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was originally intended as an improved Grunau Baby but developed into a much more capable design. It first flew in 1942, and a problem with the original canopy was rapidly fixed.
Variants
Seven were built. One went to Denmark and was modified by students of the Polyteknisk Flyvergruppe in Copenhagen.
Where you'll see it
It was too advanced to replace the Grunau Baby as a first-solo glider. The Danish example was flown by K. A. Rasmussen in the 1950 World Championships.
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