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The Fieseler F 3 Wespe ("Wasp") was a German aircraft developed in the early 1930s by Gerhard Fieseler. Little history of the aircraft remains due in part to destruction of records and documents during World War II.[1]

F 3
Role	Experimental Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Gerhard Fieseler
Designer	Gerhard Fieseler
First flight	ca. 1932
Number built	3
Developed into	Lippisch Delta IV

Design and development

The aircraft configuration, either inspired by or copied from Alexander Lippisch, featured a flying wing design with winglets and two radial engines. The seven cylinder Pobjoy R engines were installed in a push-pull configuration and provided 75-85 horsepower each. A two bladed propeller manufactured by Gustav Schwarz can be seen in some of the few remaining photos.[2] The design featured a canard and folding wings. Different versions of the aircraft had either a fully enclosed "greenhouse" style canopy or two open cockpits. After determining the aircraft to be generally uncontrollable, the project was transitioned to the Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft (RRG).[3] The design was further evolved into the Lippisch Delta IV.

References

Further reading

• Fieseler F 3 "Wespe" (RRG "Delta IV"), Gunter Frost, JET+PROP Nr. 3, 2004

На других языках

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[de] Fieseler F 3

Die Fieseler F 3 „Wespe“ war ein zweisitziges schwanzloses Motorflugzeug in Deltaform mit zwei Motoren in Tandemanordnung. Die Konstruktion erfolgte durch Alexander Lippisch von der Rhön-Rossitten-Gesellschaft (RRG), den Bau von drei Maschinen führte der Fieseler Flugzeugbau aus. Testflüge ergaben, dass dieses Flugzeug fliegerisch nicht beherrschbar war, daher wurde das Projekt eingestellt.

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- [en] Fieseler F 3

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[it] Fieseler F 3

Il Fieseler F 3 "Wespe" era un anticonvenzionale aereo da turismo sportivo biposto progettato da Alexander Lippisch, allora a capo dell'ufficio tecnico della Rhön-Rossitten-Gesellschaft (RRG), e sviluppato dall'azienda tedesca Gerhard-Fieseler-Werke nei primi anni trenta.

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