Fieseler Fi 98

The Fieseler Fi 98 was a prototype ground-attack aircraft produced by German aircraft manufacturer Fieseler as a rival to the Henschel Hs 123.

Fieseler developed the model in response to the Reich Air Ministry specification of 11 February 1934 calling for a robust biplane for low-level attack and dive bombing.

Three prototypes were ordered, of which one prototype was completed, and the design was rejected in favour of the Hs 123. The design of the model, a braced-wing biplane, was essentially obsolescent.

Specifications Fi 98
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 7.40 m 
Wingspan: 11.50 m 
Height: 3.00 m 
Wing area: 24.51 m² 
Empty weight: 1,453 kg 
Loaded weight: 2,165 kg 
Powerplant: 1 × BMW 132A-2 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 485 kw (650 hp)
Maximum speed: 295 km/h  at 2,000 m 
Cruise speed: 270 km/h 
Range: 470 km 
Service ceiling: 9,000 m 
Climb to 1,000 m  1 min 7 s
Armament: 2 x fixed forward-firing 7.92 mm (0 in) MG 17 machine guns
4 x 50 kg (110 lb) bombs