MIKE WERNER - FI156 'FIESELER STORCH'

The Fieseler Fi156 Storch was a remarkable STOL plane first flown in 1936 and extensively used by German forces in World War II. It was used for reconnaissance, liaison, communication, ambulance and as VIP transport for high ranking officers.
The Storch was equiped with full length fixed wing slats and large flaps. In addition to the flaps the ailerons could be droped, too, to maximize lift. This made the Storch a true slow flyer. The full-flaps minimum speed was 51 km/h (32 mph) only while maximum speed was limited to 175 km/h (109 mph). The normal range at a cruising speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) was about 385 km (240 miles).
For hard landings there was a spindly but strong undercarriage. With a take-off distance of 65 m (213 ft) and a landing distance of only 20 m (61 ft) the Stoch could land and take-off nearly everywhere.
The Storch was widely used even after WWII but finally became obsolete with the development of helicopters.

A total of more than 2.500 aircrafts of all variants has been produced.

Because of the large number and production in different factories in Germany, France, Czechoclovakia and Romania there were some different versions of the Storch.

The add-on contains the following 6 aircraft variants:

• Swiss Fi156 A-1 with Ski (240hp Argus As10c 8-cylinder inverted-vee engine)
• German Fi156 C-3 WWII (270hp Argus As10p 8-cylinder inverted-vee engine)
• German Fi156 D-1 medic (270hp Argus As10p 8-cylinder inverted-vee engine)
• French Ms500 (240hp Argus As10c 8-cylinder inverted-vee engine)
• French Ms505 (305hp Jacobs R-755-A2 7-cylinder radial engine)
• French Ms505 with floats (305hp Jacobs R-755-A2 7-cylinder radial engine)

All planes have fully animated controll surfaces, gears and doors, a 2d panel with custom gauges and a clickable virtual cockpit.