Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache
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Only 7 machines had been constructed at Laupheim before an air raid halted production in July 1944, and wiped out the factory.
At the time of the raid, the V18 prototype was ready for delivery, 13 Draches were in assembly, and there were enough components for a further 19.
Following the raid the Air Ministry decided that it was useless to pursue the project any further and following the mountain trials Focke was assigned to Messerschmitt's staff.
At the time of the raid, the V18 prototype was ready for delivery, 13 Draches were in assembly, and there were enough components for a further 19.
Following the raid the Air Ministry decided that it was useless to pursue the project any further and following the mountain trials Focke was assigned to Messerschmitt's staff.
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Only weeks later, Focke received new orders, this time to return to the Focke-Achgelis company and to move the entire operation to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in Berlin where flight testing was to be resumed, and a production line established to produce 400 helicopters per month.
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Operational service
The V12, after completing a long cross-country flight from Germany, was flown to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to perform a rescue of 17 people trapped on the mountain.
Unfortunately, a mechanical link failure resulted in a rotor disintegrating, and, although the machine touched down on its wheels, it was hurled against an embankment and the crew was killed.
The V12, after completing a long cross-country flight from Germany, was flown to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to perform a rescue of 17 people trapped on the mountain.
Unfortunately, a mechanical link failure resulted in a rotor disintegrating, and, although the machine touched down on its wheels, it was hurled against an embankment and the crew was killed.
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Danzig flight
The company had managed to keep hold of 2 of the 5 surviving Draches and managed to produce a new example at Tempelhof in February 1945.
Almost immediately it was ordered on a "special order from the Fuehrer" to fly to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] on 25 February.
Flown by Gerstenhauer and two copilots, the Drache took off from Tempelhof the next day.
It first headed northeast in the direction of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Gerstenhauer lost his bearings in the bad weather and had to land at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Once the weather lessened, they set off again and landed at Würzburg to refuel, reaching [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] where it stopped overnight.
The next day it set off northeast the next day and flew to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], a distance of 315 km (196 mi).
On the third day the Drache continued towards [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], but the bad weather again forced them to land, this time at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
They attempted to resume the flight the next day, but the weather remained bad and they had to stop at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], west of Danzig, for the night.
The company had managed to keep hold of 2 of the 5 surviving Draches and managed to produce a new example at Tempelhof in February 1945.
Almost immediately it was ordered on a "special order from the Fuehrer" to fly to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] on 25 February.
Flown by Gerstenhauer and two copilots, the Drache took off from Tempelhof the next day.
It first headed northeast in the direction of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Gerstenhauer lost his bearings in the bad weather and had to land at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
Once the weather lessened, they set off again and landed at Würzburg to refuel, reaching [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] where it stopped overnight.
The next day it set off northeast the next day and flew to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], a distance of 315 km (196 mi).
On the third day the Drache continued towards [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], but the bad weather again forced them to land, this time at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
They attempted to resume the flight the next day, but the weather remained bad and they had to stop at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], west of Danzig, for the night.
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By 5 March the war situation had become very bad, and Gerstenhauer decided they had to leave Stolp before the Russians arrived.
They took off and flew directly to Danzig right over the advancing Soviet army, reaching Danzig only to find that the city was already falling.
They landed outside the city to wait for further orders, which when they came directed them to return to Werder.
They did this via a lengthy flight along the Baltic coast via [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], not reaching Werder until 11 March.
The entire flight had covered a record 1,675 km (1,041 mi) with a flight time of 16 hours 25 minutes.
They took off and flew directly to Danzig right over the advancing Soviet army, reaching Danzig only to find that the city was already falling.
They landed outside the city to wait for further orders, which when they came directed them to return to Werder.
They did this via a lengthy flight along the Baltic coast via [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], not reaching Werder until 11 March.
The entire flight had covered a record 1,675 km (1,041 mi) with a flight time of 16 hours 25 minutes.
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TS/40
In January 1945, the Air Ministry assigned the other 3 Draches to Transportstaffel 40 (TS/40) at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the Luftwaffe's only operational helicopter squadron, equipped with at least five [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] as well as the Draches.
TS/40 relocated to various sites before ending up at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in Austria, where one of the Draches was destroyed by its pilot to prevent it being captured and the other two were seized by US forces.
In January 1945, the Air Ministry assigned the other 3 Draches to Transportstaffel 40 (TS/40) at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the Luftwaffe's only operational helicopter squadron, equipped with at least five [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] as well as the Draches.
TS/40 relocated to various sites before ending up at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in Austria, where one of the Draches was destroyed by its pilot to prevent it being captured and the other two were seized by US forces.
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Cross-Channel flight
The US intended to ferry captured aircraft back to the USA aboard a ship, but only had room for one of the captured Draches.
The RAF objected to plans to destroy the other, the V14, so Gerstenhauer, with two observers, flew it across the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] on 6 September 1945, the first crossing of the Channel by a helicopter.
The V14 later made two successful test flights at RAF Beaulieu before being destroyed on 3 October, when a driveshaft
failed.
The accident was thought to be due to a failure to correctly tension the steel cables which secured the engine, despite warnings from Gerstenhauer.
The US intended to ferry captured aircraft back to the USA aboard a ship, but only had room for one of the captured Draches.
The RAF objected to plans to destroy the other, the V14, so Gerstenhauer, with two observers, flew it across the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] on 6 September 1945, the first crossing of the Channel by a helicopter.
The V14 later made two successful test flights at RAF Beaulieu before being destroyed on 3 October, when a driveshaft
failed.
The accident was thought to be due to a failure to correctly tension the steel cables which secured the engine, despite warnings from Gerstenhauer.
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Postwar
- In France, the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] company constructed the SE-3000 as a development of the Fa 223, assisted by Focke. Designed for transport purposes, it had accommodation for four passengers and was powered by a 720 hp (540 kW) Bramo "Fafnir" engine. Three were built, the first flown on 23 October 1948.
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Operators
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- Transportstaffel 40
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- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] received 2 built post war, designated as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Specifications (Fa 223E)
Data from Fa 223...Henrich Focke's Singuar Kite
General characteristics
Data from Fa 223...Henrich Focke's Singuar Kite
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 12.25 m (40 ft 2 in) (fuselage length)
- Wingspan: 24.50 m (80 ft 5 in) (span over rotors)
- Height: 4.36 m (14 ft 4 in)
- Empty weight: 3,180 kg (7,011 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,860 kg (8,510 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,315 kg (9,513 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 490 L (108 Imp Gal) internal + 300 L (66 Imp gal) external tank
- Powerplant: 1 × [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]D-2 nine-cylinder radial (take-off)
- Main rotor diameter: 2× 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in)
- Main rotor area: 226.00 m2 (2,432.6 sq ft)
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Performance
Armament
- Maximum speed: 176 km/h (109 mph; 95 kn) at 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
- Cruising speed: 134 km/h (83 mph; 72 kn) at 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
- Range: 437 km (272 mi; 236 nmi) (internal fuel)
- Ferry range: 700 km (435 mi; 378 nmi) (with auxilary fuel)
- Endurance: 2 hr 20 min
- Service ceiling: 4,875 m (15,994 ft) (service ceiling)
- Rate of climb: 4.1 m/s (800 ft/min) (vertical
rate of climb), 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min) (with forward speed)
Armament
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