Fieseler Fi 166

The Fieseler Fi 166 was a 1941/42, conducted by Gerhard Fieseler Werke concept study of a rocket-powered aircraft, which should be used as a fighter at high altitude.

Construction

A first variant was the Fi -166 high-altitude fighter I. It consisted of the combination of a rocket with an airplane (based on the Messerschmitt Bf 109 ) with two jet engines. The rocket was to carry the aircraft up to an altitude of 12,000 meters, are separated and then return to a parachute.

The second draft was the Fi -166 high-altitude fighter II, a two-seat aircraft, the rocket engine should be used not only at the start, but also in flight.

Both designs were not on the draft stage also.

In the spring of 1944, the idea of ​​a rocket-propelled aircraft was resumed. Responsible for the design was Erich Bachem, who had been until early 1942, technical director of the Fieseler aircraft factory. It was the Bachem Ba 349 " Natter ", the first vertical takeoff interceptor in the world.