Fieseler Fi 97
Fieseler · Germany · first flew 1934 · light aircraft
The Fieseler Fi 97 was a four-seat cabin touring monoplane built to fly for Germany in the 1934 European touring-plane championship, the Challenge 1934.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Wings that fold aft against the fuselage for storage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Low-wing cabin monoplane seating a pilot and three passengers
- Wings that fold aft against the fuselage for storage
- Inline engine cowling with a spinner ahead of an enclosed cabin
A boxy low-wing cabin monoplane for four, recognisable by its folding-wing hinge line and enclosed cabin glazing, larger than the open-cockpit Fi 5.
Specifications
- The Fieseler Fi 97 has a length of 8.04 m (26 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.7 m (35 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 245 km/h (152 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
Developed at the Reich Air Ministry's encouragement as a scaled-up companion to the two-seat Fi 5, the Fi 97 was designed by Kurt Arnolt with a mixed-construction airframe, folding wings for storage, and high-lift devices for short-field performance. One Argus-engined example took third place in the 1934 Challenge, behind two Polish RWD-9s.
Variants
Five Fi 97s were built in total, three with Hirth HM 8U engines and two with Argus As 17A engines.
Where you'll see it
As a small pre-war production run, no Fi 97 is known to survive; it is remembered chiefly for its 1934 Challenge result.
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