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Fieseler Fi 99
The Fi 99 Jungtiger
Role
Sports aircraft Type of 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
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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
^ 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.
1 to 100 101 to 200 201 to 300 301 to 349 Post-349 (non-sequential)
1 Not assigned
2 Unofficial/proposed
3 Assigned, but not used before RLM was dissolved
4 Assigned to captured aircraft
5 Unconfirmed
6 Propaganda/cover designation
Note: Official RLM designations had the prefix "8-", but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer's prefix.