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The Fieseler Fi 333 was a prototype transport aircraft developed by
Fieseler
The Gerhard Fieseler Werke (GFW) in Kassel was a German aircraft manufacturer of the 1930s and 1940s. The company is remembered mostly for its military aircraft built for the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
History
The firm was founded on ...
in 1942, and backed by the
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...
.
Design and development
The aircraft was to use detachable pods of varying sizes to carry
cargo
Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...
, a system that would allow a rapid turnaround on the ground.
The tall, fixed
undercarriage
Undercarriage is the part of a moving vehicle that is underneath the main body of the vehicle. The term originally applied to this part of a horse-drawn carriage, and usage has since broadened to include:
*The landing gear of an aircraft.
*The ch ...
featured tandem independently sprung wheels.
Power was provided by two
BMW Bramo 323D radial engines
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is cal ...
.
Three prototypes are believed to have been built.
Specifications
See also
References
{{RLM aircraft designations
Fi 333
Abandoned military aircraft projects of Germany
World War II transport aircraft of Germany
Modular aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft