Fieseler Fi 253

what is it?

The Fieseler Fi 253 Spatz, (English: Sparrow), was a light civilian aircraft, manufactured by the German company Fieseler in Nazi Germany. Only six units were produced, however, due to the Second World War.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• range 450 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 1passengers
• size 500 kgmax take-off weight
• built 6made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1937

number built

6

role

sports aircraft

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Fieseler

engines

1× Zündapp Z 9-092

crew

1

passengers

1

length

7.3 m

wingspan

11 m

height

2.3 m

max take-off weight

500 kg

top speed

140 km/h

range

450 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.