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The Fieseler Fi 156A was the first production version of the Storch and was a general utility and liaison aircraft that was produced in small numbers
A-0
Ten pre-production A-0 series were produced during 1937 (works numbers 605 to 614). One made the type's first public appearance at the Zurich air show on 1 August 1937, where its short take-off run of 147ft and slow speed capability greatly impressed the audience. The A-0 differed from the prototypes in three ways - it had shorter leading edge slots, the complex array of undercarriage struts and continuous axle of the original design was replaced with the more familiar 'stalky' undercarriage, and the dihedral was removed from the wings, which were now level from tip to tip.
A-1
The A-1 was the first production version of the Storch, but according to most sources only six were produced, with works numbers from 615 to 620. Some were used for tests, while others went to Spain to serve with the Condor Legion.
Aircraft of the Luftwaffe 1935-1945, Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage.
Combines a good background history of the Luftwaffe with a comprehensive examination of its aircraft, from the biplanes of the mid 1930s to the main wartime aircraft and on to the seemingly unending range of experimental designs that wasted so much effort towards the end of the war. A useful general guide that provides an impressively wide range of information on almost every element of the Luftwaffe
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