Fieseler Storch (oz1543)

 

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Have always LIKED this airplane and would love to build this model. It seems to lack any detail on fuselage formers, though, so it's hard to determine fuselage cross sections at various stations front to rear. Is there another plan sheet that's missing ? Any additional detail on a mechanism to open leading edge slats in concert with trailing edge flaps (maybe a cam arrangement to add slats at >20 degrees of trailing edge flaps) also would be useful/helpful. Or I could set up slats on a separate channel, perhaps. I would plan to make it a 6-channel R/C model - rudder, elevator, ailerons, engine speed, flaps/slats and lights. Many thanks for any added info.
GeoffSteele - 24/11/2018
If anyone can help Geoff, please chip in here via Comments. He's also happy to engage in direct email correspondence, so let me know if you want me to put you in touch.
Mary - 24/11/2018
Hi Geoff, I think you're putting the cart ahead of the horse as the Fi 156 slats were fixed. No extend/retract mechanism, just bolted in open position. Regarding fuselage formers, the original had none of these, the fuselage was welded metal tube - I'm not sure of the material right now - and Mr Severin followed the original.
Miguel - 26/11/2018
Yes, the fuselage is welded from stainless steel tubing, forming an exact scale replica of the full size machine. Without using any jig, or indeed any 1:1 drawings, according to the article. It's an incredibly skilful and complex build, using techniques that the rest of us would simply describe as magic. So...no, there are no formers. Although he does sell a complete kit, so there must be some way of replicating the build.
SteveWMD - 26/11/2018
I really appreciate the other comments and just want to add mine by saying that Paolo is probably the best combination of scientist and artist in the model aircraft field today, whom I'm aware of. Hopefully he's still alive, but if not then there are evidently others carrying on his work because his website contacts includes a laboratory in Italy plus dealers in America, Germany and Japan. Even his website is a scientific and artistic example for others to follow. It's dated 2008, but one of his models on this website is dated 2011, so maybe it's just an oversight. However, I just checked his blog on RCGroups and it says that he joined in 2008 and his last entry was also in 2011. Maybe he's just retired, rather than dead, because a web search of his name says nothing about his death, and check out the attached file. Anyway, whether he's still with us or not, his words at the top of the website are very encouraging to all of us who love scale model aircraft: In order to build a beautiful scale model, you only have to make the most faithful replica of the real plane.
GreggD - 29/12/2018
The magnificent coloured drawing of the full-size aircraft included in the article probably came originally from the reference to www.bobsairdoc.com [now known as http://airdoc.biz/]. However, it was probably enhanced by Paolo because it contains Italian text. On briefly perusing that website it's not easy to find, so if someone is any the wiser then please let me know.
GreggD - 29/12/2018
Is the body metal rods?
Pete - 10/01/2020
Yes. What a strange question, after reading this page, reading these comments, and looking at the photos.
SteveWMD - 10/01/2020
Is this plane for one passenger or do you control it remotely? I want to make one so I can fly it, God willing.
Markfdl - 27/10/2023
"Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate."
Miguel - 28/10/2023
@Markfdl: If you want to fly an aircraft very similar to a Fieseler Storch, look for the Slepcev Storch, which is a replica of the historical aircraft. Wikipedia has a good article on it with mentions of similar aircraft. And then there is the Helio Courier, the Dornier Do-27, Auster AOP 9 and sooo many more historical STOL aircraft.
Martin - 28/10/2023
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