Hello,
New user here.. and I am obsessed with the Fi 156 "Storch"
I can't get enough info is the Argus As 10 engine usage. Pretty much all the sources universally agree that the Argus As 10 C-3 (240 hp) engine was used for the plane. However, I have also found multiple sources (mostly of German origin which I tend to trust) that claim some of the variants (starting with C-3s) were equipped with either Argus As 10 P-1 (270 hp) or even Argus As 10 R engines.
They mention that the reason we see engine cowlings removed in some of the photos is because the P engines tended to overheat (later solved with factory-solution by installing larger oil coolers). Also, that the D "ambulance" Storch versions greatly benefited from the extra horse power of the P engine. Apparently, only P and R versions had an electrical ignition system (starter).
Anyway, this is all I can find on the P engine usage. Has anyone have any other info on the subject?
Sources that mention P engine variant in one way or another are:
- Manfred Griehl, "Flugzeug-Profile #34: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch", 1991
- Jerry l. Campbell , "Fieseler Fi-156 Storch in action, Aircraft No. 198", ISBN: 0-89747-493-7, 2005
- Randy Wilson, "Flying the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch", 1995, The Dispatch magazine, Volume 20, Number 2, Summer
Thanks,
Simas
New user here.. and I am obsessed with the Fi 156 "Storch"
I can't get enough info is the Argus As 10 engine usage. Pretty much all the sources universally agree that the Argus As 10 C-3 (240 hp) engine was used for the plane. However, I have also found multiple sources (mostly of German origin which I tend to trust) that claim some of the variants (starting with C-3s) were equipped with either Argus As 10 P-1 (270 hp) or even Argus As 10 R engines.
They mention that the reason we see engine cowlings removed in some of the photos is because the P engines tended to overheat (later solved with factory-solution by installing larger oil coolers). Also, that the D "ambulance" Storch versions greatly benefited from the extra horse power of the P engine. Apparently, only P and R versions had an electrical ignition system (starter).
Anyway, this is all I can find on the P engine usage. Has anyone have any other info on the subject?
Sources that mention P engine variant in one way or another are:
- Manfred Griehl, "Flugzeug-Profile #34: Fieseler Fi 156 Storch", 1991
- Jerry l. Campbell , "Fieseler Fi-156 Storch in action, Aircraft No. 198", ISBN: 0-89747-493-7, 2005
- Randy Wilson, "Flying the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch", 1995, The Dispatch magazine, Volume 20, Number 2, Summer
Thanks,
Simas
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