Fieseler Fi 156 Storch demo 1938

[CaptBubble]

A very fine plane of its type and time, arguably the best, but why do so many people think that it is a good example of German innovation and technological leadership? Handley Page developed the wing "Slottery and Flappery" for their Gugnunc bi-plane several years earlier, and this was copied by German and American companies.

[tarron66]

THANKS FOR THIS BomberGuy, Saw one flying backwards at Biggin Hill show a few years ago, impressive!

[jjohnston94]

0:54 "Rocky and Bullwinkle" narrator!

[SuperAviatar]

It is very enlightening to look at the Lysander next to the Storch, the Lysander is seriously overbuilt!! Recently I had a ride in the back of the Storch at Old Warden - thanks Peter! - and was intrigued by the bicycle chain operated flaps. Keep it simple, stupid.... who needs all the hydraulic gubbins? Weak point of the Storch seems to be engine cooling, pilots were told to use thermals to give the engine a rest.... the front seat gets very hot at times, so fly with the windows open, eh??? Brr!

[Biggerbadwolf]

These planes sometimes have bird strikes on the trailing edge of the wing.

[Desperadounico]

Most of our technology and ideas came from Germany, night vision goggles, improved tanks, superior fighters, submarines, and of course ICBM's, too bad they had a madman leading them in the wrong direction.

[einherje71]

He-he. Full throttle, 3 feet of land...airborne. Insane.

[Diff4us]

Not a fan of Hitler but damn they made some great planes in this period of history.

[yurasseck]

Que avião fantástico.

[kolbpilot]

Anybody 'in the know' is impressed with the Storch. Speed isn't everything. The French used them in Indochine to full effect. Fiesler stood for Gerhard Fiesler, founder of the company & one smart cookie. He was also a WW1 Ace with 19 victories.

[Roddyoneeye]

Where can one find plans for the three seat version of the Storch ?

[lonewolf0281]

Impressive. :O

Forget the F-35B. The USMC & RAF should get Storchs to replace the Harriers. ;-)

[Streptokokkeninfekti]

u can nearly hover with that that storch at tiniest speed

[speckfire01]

Awesome bird

[393bird]

That is a neat little plane

[spitfireMK22]

I flew in a storch today! a fantastic aircraft, it was in the air within 40 meters and landed in less. Fly's great!

[pinwizz69]

I hope you have some TRUE aviation experience to back up your opinion. Please , if this is so name these mystery aircraft you speak of. Even now I,d have to say based on her ease of maint. , low cost of operations and manufacturing. And the fact that she did,nt require extensive flight hours/experience to fly all. Combined with even more factors like her toughness in adverse conditions made her a MILITARY aircraft that sets her apart. from ANYTHING built today. Back up your claim with facts!.

[TonyAirlines]

I'd buy one.

[TheFirstApparition]

What's with the Shuttleworth narrator: "unsuccessful attempt to rescue Mussolini"?? "British mountain hideaway??"

Mussolini was being held by renegade Italian troops on the Gran Sasso mountain in ITALY. And the rescue was successful. So, WTF?

[TheRooster602]

Sometimes announcers are picked for voice quality, or looks.

[pinwizz69]

Without a doubt the best LiteObver. bird till modern ultralites and even they can,t do what that lil, bird could. I believe it was the first tru STOL bird.

[MoRRisoNRisiN]

... a modern plane could easily do what this plane can do and much much more this thing is to slow to even be practical

[ml191172]

Ok, witch plane. With spesifications please

[MoRRisoNRisiN]

are you kidding? any military plane is capable of this also the alaskin bush pilots have been doing this with thier piper cubs for a decades

[ml191172]

Just you stating ANY military AC make your statements a joke.

[MoRRisoNRisiN]

dude your just a nazi moron

[TheRooster602]

Top speed of about 105 mph, STOL capability. The design is still being built and copied today.

[MoRRisoNRisiN]

harrier,JSF.

[dahuz795]

Nice job, comparing jets to a 1930's piston engine. Let's compare ease of maintenance? Error-proneness? Building cost? Shut off a single flight computer in the JSF, and you have a multi million dollar brick. Storch? Compu-what?! 1930's design! Operate a Harrier in the harsh winter conditions of Russia w/o today's deicing equipment or at least 10 minutes warm up time, and it will only be able to take off like a normal jet. Free the rudders of ice with some force & fire up the Storch, off you go.

[dahuz795]

The Fieseler Storch performed extremely well for such a simple design, 90% of all bush aircraft today use still more takeoff roll distance, can't climb at such a steep angle and can't land on a stamp like the Storch. It could even fly backwards in strong wind.

The Storch will outperform a Cub any day, not by far, but it will. The design of the Storch was very simple but clever & effective and has only been matched to date by ultra light aircraft with modern carbon fibre materials afaik.

[carmium]

@dahuz795 Just read your long-ago comment: Comparing this plane to a bush plane is unfair, in my opinion. The Storch carried two or three people maximum, and had no capacity for the freight that is a bush plane's life blood. A remarkable aircraft? Absolutely. But competition for a Norseman, Beaver, Murphy Moose, etc? Absolutely not!

[RcUniverseGuy]

i didnt say it would be cheaper i simply said there are many modern planes and jets that can do stuff like this and some guy said "ok then name one" so i did

[iplou]

"... and very ex he looks!" hahaha xD

[TheRooster602]

I've read that with a hi performance engine fitted, it could generate static lift., meaning standing still at full throttle, the prop blast created enough lift over the wing to allow the plane to go airborne with zero takeoff roll. Only other plane ever to do that was the Custer Channelwing (far as I know).

[colindominy]

Yet another truly remarkable German aircraft design, like so many others of the period. What awesome STOL performance the Storch had. For its class & time period - an absolute world beater !! More German ingenuity & technological prowess on show here. Very well done.

[thegoosebrain]

These planes were used a lot on the eastern front as they could be landed anywhere....and I mean anywhere!

[kiwimac]

Didn't the Fiesler aircraft slotted for the German Aircraft Carrier have even better STOL performance?

[JagerMarty]

Great footage, a Polish bloke in Aus was making great replicas of the Storch about ten years ago

[peepeevagi]

I wish it was a kit plane.

It'd be AWESOME!

[Auggie56]

I think it's an ultra light. Check the video out on Y T !

[roybighog]

Great video My Dad had a captured Storch as his personal plane while he was in Germany.

[j3tpil0t]

Thanks mate, very good footage.

[imsofaman]

Bomberguy, Awesome video once again! I do have two questions.

#1 Is this the type of plane on the movie the Great Escape did they (Jame Garner and the blind guy) escaped in?

#2 Did I see pilot Frank Courtney in the plane at one point?

Thanks....

[Bomberguy]

#1 No that was a Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann

#2 I have no clue

[wolf6500]

great plane, it can land everywhere.

regards SmiertSpionem!!

[denberg2]

Keep 'em coming, Bomberguy!

[urbansoldier1]

so you see we have had something like an harrier (jet) in early 1938 - ;-)

greetz from germany around the world

[scrutograph]

Now, I understand how the Fieseler Storch did work. Thanks, Bomberguy.

[snottspott]

what an amazing machine..thanks bg

[scrutograph]

I have to say, Anglo-American war propaganda is often quite funny.

[SmiertSpionem]

"Flee with mussolini"

I do like the storch, my grandad (RAF mechanic) wanted to bring one back to the UK after the end of the war but his superiors had other ideas.