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1940
1940 - 0471.PDF
FEBRUARY 15, 1940 147 LATEST (CONTINUED) One of Germany's first deck-landing machines isthe Fieseler Fi 167 torpedo-bomber. It is fully slotted and napped and the undercarriage can bedropped completely. is coupled with the landing flaps, as are theailerons. The semi-cantilever undercarriage retracts rear- ward into the engine nacelles and is hydraulically operated. The shock absorber struts are pneu- matic and the tail wheel is retractable. Fieseler Fi 167 Designed for operation off aircraft carriers (the 19,250-ton Graf Zeppelin has been completed), the Fieseler Fi 167 is a two-seater torpedo-bomber- reconnaissance machine comparable with our Fairey Albacore. It is a striking two-bay biplane, the upper wing being in three sections, and' the lower in four, the outer panels being arranged to fold back- ward. The Fieseler Company has had considerable ex- perience with slots and flaps, and the Fi 167 makes full use of these, automatic slats extending on the entire leading edge of the upper wings and over the outer panels of the lower wings. Slotted camber-changing flaps are also fitted on the lower wings. Ailerons are fitted on upper and lower planes. The wing structure is of two- spar metal type with composite fabric and metal covering, bracing being by two sets of N struts on each side of the fuselage. The oval-section metal monocoque fuselage is of clean design, and the cockpit enclosure is open at the rear for the gunner. A deck arrester hook is fitted. The tailplane is adjustable on the ground and is braced to the fin by struts. The trousered strut-braced undercarriage is interesting Below is a modified version of the Blohm and Voss Ha 140twin-engined floatplane. It will be seen that it has large leading edge slats and that the nose turret has been discarded.A view of the earlier version is included above for comparison. not only because of its apparent height, but because it can be jettisoned to facilitate forced descents on the water. The engine is a DB.601B in verted-vee and drives a three-bladed V.D.M. variable-pitch airscrew. A self- sealing petrol tank is installed in the forward section of the fuselage, and a second tank, which can be jettisoned, can be fitted below the fuselage. The total capacity is 286 gallons.
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