Type: Carrier based torpedo and reconnaissance
Origin: Gerhard Fiesler Werke Gmbh
Crew: Two
Models: V1, V2 and A-0 series
First Flight: Summer 1938
Flight Testing: Early 1940
Service Delivery: Summer 1940
Production:
    2 prototypes, 12 pre-production
Engine:
Model: Daimler-Benz DB601B
Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled inverted vee
Number: One        Horsepower: 1,100 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 44 ft. 3½ in. (13.50m)
Wing Surface Area: 487.76 sq. ft.
Length: 37 ft. 4¾ in. (11.40m)
Height: 15 ft. 9 in. (4.80m)
Stabilizer Span: N/A
Wheel Track: N/A

Weights:
Empty: 6,173 lbs. (2,800 kg)
Empty: 9,920 lbs.
Maximum: 10,690 lbs. (4,850 kg)
   Performance:
Maximum Speed (Recon): 202 mph (325 kph)
Maximum Speed (Bomber): 199 mph
Normal Cruise: 155 mph
Range (Recon w. drop tanks): 932 miles
Range (Max. Payload): 808 miles (1300 km)
Initial Climb: N/A
Service Ceiling: 24,600-26900 ft.
Armament:
One 7.9mm MG 17 machine gun, forward firing, fixed in
    starboard forward fuselage with 500 rounds.
One 7.9mm MG 15 machine gun on flexible mount in
    observer's cockpit, 600 rounds carried.

Bombload:
Normal Load:
Four 110 lb. SC 50 bombs & One 551 lb. SC 250 or 1,102 lb. SC 500 bomb.

Maximum Load:
One 2,205 lb. SD 1000 bomb or one 1,685.5 lb. LT F5b torpedo.
Images:
Image 1 - 3-View Illustration, Fi 167A-0
Image 2 - Color Profile
Comments:
Designed as a carrier based torpedo bomber, the Fi 167 proved to be a superb aircraft for the task but unfortunately the task never materialized with the abandonment of the Graf Zeppelin. Surpassing its nearest rival, the Ar 195, in every catagory, the Fi 167 proved to be an amazing aircraft. One notable demonstration showed the types excellent low speed performance when Fiesler himself sank the Fi 167 from 9,800 ft. to 100 ft. while remaining stationary over one spot while retaining full control.
Twelve A-0 series aircraft followed the prototype, but without a carrier were delegated to coastal patrol duties in the Netherlands from 1940-1943 before eventually being sold to Romania.
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Sources:
Green, William - Bombers & Reconnaissance Aircraft Volume 9, Macdonald, London 1967
Updated 06-12-01