| Siebel Si 201 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | air observation post |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Siebel Flugzeugwerke Halle K.G. |
| First flight | 1938 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Siebel Si 201 was a German air observation post and army co-operation aircraft designed and built by Siebel. Evaluated against other types the Si 201 did not enter production and only two prototypes were built.
Design and development[]
Designed to meet a requirement for an air observation post and army co-operation aircraft the Si 201 first flew in 1938. Evaluated against the Fieseler Fi 156 and Messerschmitt Bf 163.[1] The Fi 156 was ordered into production and only the two prototype 201s were built.
The Si 201 was a high-wing braced monoplane with a tail-wheel landing gear. Powered by an Argus As 10C mounted above the wing and driving a pusher propeller.[1] It had a boxy, fully glazed forward fuselage with room for a pilot and observer in tandem.
Specifications[]
Data from Warplanes of the Third Reich[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.401 m (34 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
- Wingspan: 14.002 m (45 ft 11 1⁄4 in)
- Height: 3.397 m (11 ft 1 3⁄4 in)
- Wing area: 31.00 m2 (333.7 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,120 kg (2,469 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,440 kg (3,175 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 10C air-cooled inverted V8 engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 km/h; 100 kn (115 mph) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 150 km/h; 81 kn (93 mph)
- Range: 451 km; 243 nmi (280 mi)
- Service ceiling: 5,502 m (18,050 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.20 m/s (827 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 4.5 min to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 History of Aviation Siebel Si 201
- ↑ Green 1970, p. 669.
Bibliography[]
- Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. New York, Doubleday, 1970. ISBN 0-385-05782-2.
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