Fi-103A-1 Liberec 4 (What If...)
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CuratormVery nice.
- Anna, we want you for a last test fly of that Reichenberg.
- Sure. What it is about?
- We want to know if in a real mission the pilot eventually die.
David TaylorManned V1 was an attempt to find out why they could not get the V1 to fly correctly,later possible Kamikaze.
Ludvík KružíkBeautiful model and good story! One would believe it happened. 🙂 👍
Hanno KleineckeBeautiful build in beautiful colours, looking refreshingly different 👍
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After the Second World War, there are many remnants of the German Luftwaffe's operations on our territory. Among these remnants, a large number of components of the V-1 aircraft missile were found. Among these components, fuselages of the V-1 (Fi 103A-1/Re-4 Reichenberg) were also found. The fuselages of the flying bombs were used to build the VRS-1 Rorys (Reconnaissance Rocket School) and the DOT-2 Straka (Remote Operated Target). The thought was what to do with the fuselages of the manned version. A suggestion was made that 4 pieces could be built and demonstrated at the much loved air days. This suggestion was approved and so 4 pieces were built at Letov. It was necessary to select a very experienced pilot who could pilot this crazy machine. And as chance would have it, Hanna Reitsch landed in a Bv-141 in Kbely, Prague before the end of the war. She was interested in staying there after the war and participating in testing new machines at VZLU. Under the changed name of Hana Vyskočilová she participated in the testing of various aircraft of the former Luftwaffe, but also of our design. After February 1948, she managed to escape back to Germany. On 3 March 1946, the first test flight of a piloted Fi-103/Re-4 was performed in tow behind an Aero C-3A at VZLÚ. During the trials, which lasted 14 days, no major problems were encountered and so on 20 March 1946 the first machine was towed to an altitude of 1,500 metres and untethered. After a minute of gliding flight, the aircraft successfully landed at the airfield. The next breakthrough test was a flight scheduled for 3.4., when, after being carried up to altitude, the plane was also to start its own engine. This test was also a success and so the most difficult and unimportant test followed - take-off from the launch pad. Even this test exceeded all expectations and the machine was able to take part in the First Post-War National Aviation Day, which took place on 15 September 1946 at Prague's Ruzyně Airport. A total of three flight demonstrations were carried out. The first demonstration was an aerotow with gliding, the second demonstration was an aerotow with engine start. However, the most attention was drawn to the take-off from the ramp with the deafening roar of the pulsating engine. Although the demonstrations lasted only a short time, they deserved the well-deserved applause of all the spectators.
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