Fi 156 Storch liaison aircraft

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The Fi 156 Storch liaison aircraft was a German World War II short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft renowned for its exceptional low-speed handling and use in reconnaissance, liaison, and rescue missions.

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Fi 156 1
Fi 156 Storch liaison aircraft canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military liaison aircraft ⓘ
short takeoff and landing aircraft ⓘ
single‑engine monoplane ⓘ
aircraftType STOL aircraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
3 ⓘ
designation Fi 156 ⓘ
engineConfiguration single‑engine ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1936 ⓘ
fuselageConstruction steel‑tube frame with fabric covering ⓘ
introduced late 1930s ⓘ
landingDistance less than 60 m under ideal conditions ⓘ
landingGear fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Fieseler ⓘ
maxSpeed approximately 175 km/h ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight approximately 1,320 kg ⓘ
meaningOfName Stork in German ⓘ
nickname Storch ⓘ
notableFeature excellent low‑speed handling ⓘ
extensive glazing for good visibility ⓘ
fixed leading‑edge slats ⓘ
high‑lift devices including leading‑edge slats and slotted flaps ⓘ
high‑mounted wing ⓘ
long‑stroke landing gear ⓘ
short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ
notableOperation rescue of Benito Mussolini at Gran Sasso in 1943 ⓘ
used as personal transport for high‑ranking German officers ⓘ
periodOfService late 1930s to post‑World War II ⓘ
powerplant Argus As 10 air‑cooled inverted V‑8 engine ⓘ
primaryRole air rescue ⓘ
liaison ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
producedBy Morane‑Saulnier (postwar under license) ⓘ
Mráz (Czechoslovakia, postwar) ⓘ
range approximately 380 km ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 4,600 m ⓘ
stallSpeed approximately 50 km/h ⓘ
successorModel Morane‑Saulnier MS.500 Criquet (French‑built derivative) ⓘ
takeoffDistance less than 200 m ⓘ
usedBy Czechoslovakia ⓘ
Finland ⓘ
France ⓘ
German Air Force ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
various postwar air forces ⓘ
usedFor artillery spotting ⓘ
command and control liaison ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration high‑wing ⓘ
wingConstruction fabric‑covered wing ⓘ

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Fieseler → notableAircraft → Fi 156 Storch liaison aircraft ⓘ
Fi 156 Storch → designation → Fi 156 ⓘ
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