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Fieseler Fi 99

Fieseler Fi 99
The Fi 99 Jungtiger
Role Sports aircraft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Fieseler
First flight 22 April 1937
Number built 1

The Fieseler Fi 99 Jungtiger (English: Young Tiger) was a German sports aircraft prototype, produced by Fieseler company. The aircraft was a low-wing two-seat aircraft with an enclosed cabin. It was powered by a Hirth HM 506A engine, producing 160 hp (119 kW).

Specifications

Data from Flugzeug-Typenbuch : Handbuch der Deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1939/40[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 pax
  • Length: 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.7 m (35 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
  • Width folded:2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
  • Height folded:2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 16.8 m2 (181 sq ft)
  • Aspect ratio: 6.74
  • Empty weight: 555 kg (1,224 lb)
  • Gross weight: 875 kg (1,929 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 875 kg (1,929 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 163 L (43 US gal; 36 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Hirth HM 506A six-cylinder inline piston 160 PS (158 hp; 118 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller, 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) diameter
  • Propeller disc area: 3.8 m2 (40.9 sq ft)
  • Propeller loading: 42.1 PS/m2 (3.9 hp/sq ft; 31.0 kW/m2)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 236 km/h (147 mph, 127 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 223 km/h (139 mph, 120 kn)
  • Landing speed: 72 km/h (45 mph; 39 kn)
  • Range: 830 km (520 mi, 450 nmi)
  • Endurance: 3 hours 47 minutes
  • Service ceiling: 6,250 m (20,500 ft)
  • g limits: +7.2 (ultimate)
  • Rate of climb: 5.3 m/s (1,040 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 3 minutes 24 seconds
2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 7 minutes 30 seconds
3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 12 minutes 30 seconds
  • Wing loading: 51.45 kg/m2 (10.54 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.183 PS/m2 (0.017 hp/sq ft; 0.135 kW/m2)
  • Fuel consumption: 5.35 km/L (12.58 mpg‑US; 15.11 mpg‑imp)

References

  1. ^ Schneider, Helmut (Dipl.Ing.) (1939). Flugzeug-Typenbuch : Handbuch der Deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1939/40 (in German) (Facsimile reprint 1988 ed.). leipzig: Gondrom. pp. 42–43. ISBN 3811206273.

Further reading

  • Nowarra, Heinz J. (1988). Die deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945, Volume 4 (in German). ISBN 978-3-7637-5464-9.
  • Journal of the Aerospace Sciences. 6. Institute of the Aerospace Sciences: 122. 1939. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)