{| |} the fieseler f2 tiger was a german single-seat aerobatic biplane which was flown to victory in the 1934 world aerobatics competition (wac) by its designer/builder gerhard fieseler. ==design and development== gerhard fieseler started his own company in 1930 in the former segelflugzeugbau company at kassel, germany. fieseler was a world war i german fighter ace with almost 20 kills to his credit, and became a world class competition aerobatic pilot. to compete in international competitions fieseler designed and built the fieseler f2 tiger single-seat biplane, powered by a 450 hp walter pollux ii air-cooled 9-cylinder radial. 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 fieseler won, although he went over the time limit due to a loose harness, 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 aircraft, including the fieseler f5. it was built by fieseler's own aircraft company, fieseler flugzeugbau (later, gerhard fieseler werke). the fi 2 served 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 inter-war aircraft design, as well as being the winning aircraft of the first wac. ==specifications== {{aircraft specs |ref= |prime units?=met |crew=1 |capacity= |length m=6.85 |length ft= |length in= |span m=8.16 |span ft= |span in= |height m=2.8 |height ft= |height in= |wing area sqm=23 |wing area sqft= |empty weight kg=800 |empty weight lb= |gross weight kg=1200 |gross weight lb= |fuel capacity= |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=walter pollux ii |eng1 type= nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial piston engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=420 |eng1 shp= |eng1 kn= |eng1 lbf= |eng1 kn-ab= |eng1 lbf-ab= |prop blade number= |prop name= |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |perfhide= |max speed kmh=240 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh=210 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |range km=750 |range miles= |range nmi= 
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