A reprint of the German title that described the development and history of the Fi 156 Storch. Detailed photos and line drawings are included to add to the detailed text on this German plane.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
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A reprint of the German title that described the development and history of the Fi 156 Storch. Detailed photos and line drawings are included to add to the detailed text on this German plane.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The book does what was intended .,
By Ralph E. Merkle Jr. (Orlando, Fl. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch: (Schiffer Military History) (Paperback)
I'm in the early process of building a 96 inch span R/C model of the 156 from Elite plans by Dennis Bryant , the British scale modeler . I had done a search to see what was out "there" in the way of documentation for the 156 and soon found that Nowarra's book was about "it" . The British "Profile" series did cover the 156 long ago and I have seen a copy but found it to be disappointing ."THE BOOK" that is the benchmark for the 156 , so I've read , is titled "Der Fieseler Fi 156" .... I gave Nowarra's brief book five "stars" as it is excellent for what it was intended . The "value" per dollar to me , at least , is high . It did reveal a few reproducible details that could only be guessed at in very "fuzzy" photos prior to this book , such as the slat on the bottom of the elevator at it's leading edge . From what I am told this would serve as an elevator control "boost" at high AOA approaches . There is enough info in the photos to be able to "scale" it out . To me , certainly not to everyone , the one photo that was worth the price of the book was the shot of the instrument panel and some interior cabin structure details . There are three 3-views . There is a 3-view of a 156 modified for boundary layer experiments , didn't know about that before . While certainly not of great detail these 3-views are accurate nevertheless and could be used to develop plans for a much larger model if one were so inclined . There are some fuselage and wing structural drawings , cabin window arrangement variations , some stab trim control, elevator linkage drawings . Much depends on why you would buy this book in the first place . What did you intend to do with it ? Many would just look at the photos and be happy while others were looking for more details . I'm looking for the details like , where does the fuselage "lacing" start and stop , where are all the wing inspection panels located This book helps but is not the end in itself . A few of the photos are not of the highest quality but over all and all considered where are you going to go to find better ? I've now got access to a real flyable 156 , so if I need more info I have a source but for those who don't , buy this book !
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, general background with photos, no drawings,
By cvuxton@erols.com (Warrenton, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch: (Schiffer Military History) (Paperback)
This book provides an adequate photo history of the Storch. The photoes are only of fair quality. There are no three view drawings or drawings that show markings. This book will provide some information for people building Storch replicas or models. There are books in Polish and German that provide more pictures that could be used to supplement the information in this book. There are few books on the Storch and this is the only one in English outside of the now out-of-print "Profile" series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Let Down,
This review is from: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch: (Schiffer Military History) (Paperback)
I was disappointed with the quality of the photographs and lack of details, on the aircraft and those who flew them, between the covers. There are no color profiles to speak of. Not quite the Nowarra that I'm used to (Aircraft and Legend Series).
I did also find a few mistakes to the captions, the most obvious one was on page 47, "A Morane-Saulnier MS500 Storch in Service with the Thai Air Force." Neither Fiesler nor Morane Storchs ever served with the Royal Thai Air Force(Thailand is the only nation in SE Asia that was never colonized). The picture clearly depicts a MS500 with South Vietnamese roundel on the fuselage and a South VN flag on the rudder! But for ten bucks, a price of a useless magazine at a newstand now a days, I gave it a 3 instead of 2 stars. FIESELER FI 156 STORCH IN ACTION by Squadron Signal Publication has much better content and photographs.
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