The Fieseler Fi 157 was an unsuccessful attempt at developing a radio-controlled, full-sized anti-aircraft target.
Design and development
In 1937, the
Reichsluftfahrtministerium
The Ministry of Aviation (, abbreviated RLM) was a government department during the period of Nazi Germany (1933–45). It is also the original name of the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus building on the Wilhelmstrasse in central Berlin, Germany, which ...
(RLM) contracted Fieseler to produce a radio controlled anti-aircraft target drone. The resulting Fi 157 was a low-wing monoplane of entirely wooden construction and was carried beneath a bomber before being released. All three prototypes crashed during testing; a single example of a manned version, designated
Fi 158
The Fieseler Fi 158 was a civilian research aircraft designed and built in Germany from 1938.
Design and development
Designed as a manned version of the Fieseler Fi 157, Fi 157 radio-controlled drone, the Fi 158 was a low-winged monoplane built ...
, was built to investigate remote guidance.
Specifications (Fieseler Fi 157)
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Target drones of Germany
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1930s German special-purpose aircraft
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Aircraft first flown in 1937
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