Raab-Katzenstein RK-26
The Fieseler F 1 "Tiger Swallow" is a sport and aerobatic airplane Kassel Raab - Katzenstein - Flugzeugwerke GmbH, modified in Fieseler Segelflugzeugbau Kassel.
History
Gerhard Fieseler commissioned 1928, Raab - Katzenstein aircraft factory in Kassel, produce an aircraft with good aerobatic performance for him. His experience in aerobatics were implemented by the chief engineer of this company. Anatole Gobiet gained by the bankruptcy of Raab - Katzenstein the design and copyright in the RK 25 and RK 26 and sold the manufacturing rights to the Swedish company AB Svenska Järnvägverkstäderna ( ASJA ), the beginning of the 1930s, 25 aircraft of the type RK 26 for the Swedish Air Force built, they operated as SK 10.
Construction
There was a cantilever biplane with high structural strength and high-performance engines by a 220 hp Armstrong Siddeley payable Lynx engine. The aircraft was carried out in mixed construction; the hull consisted of a welded steel tube construction with fabric covering while the wings were made with fabric -covered in wood. In plane two open seats were arranged in series, with the pilot flew the plane from the rear seat. In Raab - Katzenstein this aircraft was designated as RK 26 " Tiger Swallow".
Incident
1929 Fieseler flew a prototype, and it was an accident. On aircraft total loss, while Fieseler and an accompanying designer for Raab - Katzenstein which came with a fright.
Use
The second at Raab - Katzenstein under construction "Tiger Swallow" took over Fieseler 1930 and modified it in his own company, the glider Kassel. In this case, a motor Walter castor with an output of 240 hp has been incorporated. It was the Fieseler F1 " Tiger Swallow" with the registration D - 1616. This machine proved itself in the art aviation and was a few years later acquired by Liesel Bach.