The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch: The First Stol Aircraft

by Jan Forsgren

First flown in May 1936, the Fieseler Fi 156, or, as it was better known, Storch (Stork), was designed in answer to a request from the German Luftwaffe for a short range reconnaissance aircraft. For its time, the Fi 156 had amazing performance and flight characteristics, what today is known as STOL (Short Take Off and Landing). It could take off from a lawn considerably smaller than a football field. During the Second World War, the ubiquitous Storch...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781558132
• ISBN13: 9781781558133
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.8"