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Fieseler Fi 2

The Fieseler Fi 2, better known as the F2 Tiger (the name which adorned the plane itself), was an aerobatic biplane which was flown to victory in the 1934 World Aerobatics Competition (WAC) by the German aerobatics star, Gerhard Fieseler. Fieseler was a WWI German fighter ace with almost 20 kills to his credit. The 1934 World Aerobatics Competition held in Paris was the first of its kind, and, despite the deaths of two pilots and a few crashes, the competition continued and Gerhard won, although he went over the time limit due to a loose harness. However, he was still awarded the win, beating his nearest competitor, Michel Detroyat of France (who flew an M.S.225 ), by 23 points (645.2 to 622.9). Fieseler retired from the sport with his victory.

The F2 Tiger itself would form the basis for later planes, including the Fieseler F5 . It was built by Fieseler's own aircraft company, Fieseler Flugzeugbau (later, Gerhard Fieseler Werke). The airplane has a conflicting history, serving as both an important forerunner of later German aircraft (which would go on to fight for the Third Reich in WWII, and as a famous piece of intra-world war aircraft design, as well as being the winning aircraft of the fist WAC.

Related: World Aerobatics Competition

See also: List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe, WW1, Biplanes, Aerobatics

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