Fieseler Storch

[jankees]

I just discovered the old Fieseler Storch from FSAddons has been converted to native 20/24 format, so I adapted a few old paints and made a new one:

Torch 01 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

DO+AI (00002) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

Storch KFQX (00006) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

Storch Aeronav(00006) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

Swedish Storch (00002) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

[Charl]

So good to see this infused into MSFS - I didn't know one could get this fidelity from such an old model.

I've been playing with it, hugely enjoyable



So glad you turned your paintbrush to the updates, well done!

[hasegawa]

The Fieseler Storch… an underestimated chapter of aviation history.

Strictly speaking, the common definition of a "warbird" is a bit unfair. It tends to focus on firepower and combat performance – and overlooks those aircraft that shaped WWII through sheer usefulness and versatility. The Fieseler Fi 156 is one of them.

There are many episodes tied to this strange-looking, highly capable plane:
– The German invasion of Luxembourg in 1940 began with a Storch landing.
– The emergency landing in the Netherlands with secret German plans on board (I think it was January 10, 1940) – a major intelligence disaster for the OKW.
– The recovery of Hans-Joachim Marseille’s remains in the desert.
– And of course, the most famous: the “rescue” of Mussolini from Gran Sasso. After the glider landing, it was a Storch that flew him out.

After the war, the Storch was copied – or rather, used as inspiration for new aircraft. In France as the Morane-Saulnier MS.500 “Criquet,” in Czechoslovakia, in the Soviet Union… The principle remained. Even the arrival of helicopters didn’t fully displace the idea of a slow, STOL-capable, field-happy recon aircraft. It's still relevant today.

For me, the Storch is not just a warbird – it’s a flying example of character and clever engineering.
Great to see it in MSFS – and thanks to Jahn Kees for these fine repaints.

(P.S. Yes, I talk a bit more than I used to.)

[Charl]

it’s a flying example of character and clever engineering.

Absolutely.
I've been watching the Oshkosh STOL competition online, and wondered how a Storch would fare in there.

[hasegawa]

I like this thing. It also appears repeatedly in flight simulations, and rightly so.