Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
STOL Liaison & Observation Aircraft
The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch is a single-engine two- or three-seat STOL observation and liaison aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Gerhard-Fieseler-Werke GmbH.
The Fieseler storch is renowned for it's remarkable short field takeoff and landing characteristics and extremly low stalling speed of 50 km/h (31 mph / 27 kt). The Fi 156 is able to take off in less than 45 m (150 ft) and land in 18 m (60 ft).
The Fi 156 was produced during WWII also in France by Morane-Saulnier and in Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia) by Leichtbau Budweis and later Bene?-Mráz. Industria Aeronautica Româna of Romania built approx. 80 Fi 156C-3.
After the war, Morane-Saulnier continued production as the M.S.500 Criquet (more than 1000 aircraft) and Bene?-Mráz as the K-65 Cáp (approx. 137 aircraft).
The Fi 156 was produced during WWII also in France by Morane-Saulnier and in Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia) by Leichtbau Budweis and later Bene?-Mráz. Industria Aeronautica Româna of Romania built approx. 80 Fi 156C-3.
After the war, Morane-Saulnier continued production as the M.S.500 Criquet (more than 1000 aircraft) and Bene?-Mráz as the K-65 Cáp (approx. 137 aircraft).
Crew | 2-3 |
Propulsion | 1 Piston Engine | |
Engine Model | Argus As 10C | |
Engine Power | 177 kW | 237 hp |
Speed | 176 km/h | 95 kts 109 mph |
Service Ceiling | 4.600 m | 15.092 ft |
Range | 385 km | 208 NM 239 mi. |
Empty Weight | 930 kg | 2.050 lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 1.325 kg | 2.921 lbs |
Wing Span | 14,25 m | 46 ft 9 in |
Wing Area | 26,0 m² | 280 ft² |
Length | 9,90 m | 32 ft 6 in |
Height | 3,05 m | 10 ft 0 in |
First Flight | 24.04.1936 | |
Production Status | out of production | |
Total Production | 2867 |
ICAO Code | F156 | |
Data for (Version) | Fiseler Fi 156C-2 Storch | |
Variants | Fi 156 A-0, Fi 156 A-1, Fi 156 C-0, Fi 156 C-1, Fi 156 C-2, Fi 156 C-3, Fi 156 C-3/Trop, Fi 156 C-5, Fi 156 C-5/Trop, Fi 156 D-1, Fi 156 E-0, Fi 156 F-0 / P, Fi 156 U, Fi 156 K-1, |
[Photo-ID: 3505] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-12 | |
Fieseler / Morane-Saulnier Fi 156C Storch / MS 500 Criquet Reg.: 74+WN c/n: 637 displayed as Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Fieseler Storch 7A+WN, ex F-BJQG, ex G-AZMH | |
Luftwaffenmuseum [Berlin - Gatow] |
[Photo-ID: 3506] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-12 | |
Fieseler / Morane-Saulnier Fi 156C Storch / MS 500 Criquet Reg.: 74+WN c/n: 637 displayed as Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Fieseler Storch 7A+WN, ex F-BJQG, ex G-AZMH | |
Luftwaffenmuseum [Berlin - Gatow] |
[Photo-ID: 6079] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
Fieseler / Morane-Saulnier Fi 156C Storch / MS 500 Criquet Reg.: N57962 c/n: 381 displayed in Luftwaffe c/s | |
Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 12356] © Karsten Palt 2016-04-12 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-2 Storch Flying Heritage Collection Reg.: N436FS c/n: 4362 | |
Flying Heritage Collection [Everett, WA] |
[Photo-ID: 6532] © Karsten Palt 2013-04-01 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Storch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Reg.: KR+QX c/n: 5503 ex Swedish AF 3922, ex OE-ADT | |
Koninklijk Legermuseum [Brussel] |
[Photo-ID: 1874] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Storch Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: A-100 c/n: 1685/1944 ex Luftwaffe RN+VJ | |
Flieger Flab Museum [Dübendorf (LSMD)] |
[Photo-ID: 3138] © Karsten Palt 2010-01-31 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Storch Swiss Air Force / Schweizer Luftwaffe Reg.: A-96 c/n: 4299 | |
Deutsches Museum [Munich / München] |
[Photo-ID: 5783] © Karsten Palt 2012-05-19 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Storch (S14B) Swedish Air Force / Flygvapnet Reg.: Fv 3810 c/n: 110062 ex D-ENTE, ex D-EXWU | |
Deutsches Technikmuseum [Berlin] |
[Photo-ID: 3210] © Karsten Palt 2010-01-31 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Trop Storch Reg.: D-EAWD c/n: 2072 | |
Flugwerft Schleißheim [Oberschleißheim (EDNX)] |
[Photo-ID: 3211] © Karsten Palt 2010-01-31 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Trop Storch Reg.: D-EAWD c/n: 2072 | |
Flugwerft Schleißheim [Oberschleißheim (EDNX)] |
[Photo-ID: 13414] © Karsten Palt 2016-09-10 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Trop Storch Reg.: D-EKLU c/n: 110061 ex DO+VT, Fv3809 | |
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] |
[Photo-ID: 12209] © Karsten Palt 2016-02-18 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Trop Storch Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) Reg.: MM12822 c/n: 5802 | |
Museo Aeronautica Militare [Bracciano, Vigna di Valle] |
[Photo-ID: 12210] © Karsten Palt 2016-02-18 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-3 Trop Storch Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) Reg.: MM12822 c/n: 5802 | |
Museo Aeronautica Militare [Bracciano, Vigna di Valle] |
[Photo-ID: 1346] © Karsten Palt 2008-08-17 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch Reg.: D-EVDB c/n: 2042 | |
Flugtag Breitscheid 2008 [Breitscheid (EDGB)] |
[Photo-ID: 1347] © Karsten Palt 2008-08-17 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch Reg.: D-EVDB c/n: 2042 | |
Flugtag Breitscheid 2008 [Breitscheid (EDGB)] |
[Photo-ID: 6693] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-17 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Reg.: GM+AK c/n: 475081 ex RR+KE, ex RAF VP546, AM101 | |
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford [Shifnal, Shropshire] |
[Photo-ID: 6694] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-17 | |
Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch Luftwaffe (Wehrmacht) Reg.: GM+AK c/n: 475081 ex RR+KE, ex RAF VP546, AM101 | |
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford [Shifnal, Shropshire] |
[Photo-ID: 13415] © Karsten Palt 2016-09-10 | |
Fieseler (Mraz) Fi 156D-2 Storch (K-65 Cap) Reg.: D-EMAV c/n: 475303 | |
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)] |
[Photo-ID: 5424] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11 | |
Fieseler Fi-156 Swedish Air Force / Flygvapnet Reg.: Fv3808 c/n: 4389 displayed as Luftwaffe 5F+YK | |
National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)] |
[Photo-ID: 7202] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-19 | |
Fieseler Fi-156A-1 Storch Reg.: G-STCH c/n: 2088 | |
The Shuttleworth Collection [Old Warden Aerodrome Biggleswade] |
[Photo-ID: 1669] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-02 | |
Fieseler / Morane-Saulnier Fi156C-3 Storch / MS 500 Criquet Reg.: D-EMWF c/n: 763 ex D-EMIL | |
Auto und Technik Museum [Sinsheim] |
[Photo-ID: 10550] © Karsten Palt 2014-06-08 | |
Mraz K-65C Cap Czechoslovak Air Force Reg.: HO-20 c/n: 135 ex OK-AIP | |
Letecke Muzeum Kbely [Prague] |
[Photo-ID: 11140] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03 | |
Morane-Saulnier MS 500 Criquet Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) Reg.: 724 c/n: 724 | |
Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ] |
[Photo-ID: 10713] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23 | |
Morane-Saulnier MS 500 Criquet Spanish Air Force Reg.: L.16-23 c/n: 2027 | |
Museo del Aire [Madrid] |