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V- 1 Flying Bomb - Fieseler Fi 103 (Vergeltungswaffe)

The Fieseler Fi 103, better known as the V-1 and Buzz Bomb, (German: Vergeltungswaffe 1, 'retaliation weapon'), also colloquially known in Britain as the Doodlebug, was an early pulse-jet-powered example of what would later be called a cruise missile. In the autumn of 1936, while employed by the Argus Motoren company, Fritz Gosslau began work on the further development of remote controlled aircraft; Argus had already developed a remote-controlled surveillance aircraft, the AS 292 (military designation FZG 43). On 9 November 1939, a proposal for a remote controlled aircraft carrying a payload of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) over a distance of 500 km (310 mi) was forwarded to the RLM (German Air Ministry). Argus joined together with Lorentz AG and Arado Flugzeugwerke to develop the project as a private venture, and in April 1940, Gosslau presented an improved study of Project "Fernfeuer" to the RLM, as Project P 35 "Erfurt". On 31 May, Rudolf Bree of the RLM commented that he saw no chance that the project could be deployed in combat conditions, as the proposed remote control system was seen as a weakness of the design. Heinrich Koppenbrug, the director of Argus, met with Ernst Udet on 6 January 1941 to try to convince him that the development should be continued, but Udet opted to cancel it. Despite this, Gosslau was convinced that the basic idea was sound and proceeded to simplify the design. As an engine manufacturer, Argus lacked capability to produce a fuselage for the project and Koppenburg sought the assistance of Robert Lusser, chief designer and technical director at Heinkel. On 22 January 1942, Lusser took up a position with the Fieseler aircraft company. He met with Koppenburg on 27 February and was informed of Gosslau's project. Gosslau's design used two pulse jet engines; Lusser improved the design to use a single engine. A final proposal for the project was submitted to the Technical Office of the RLM on 5 June and the project was renamed to Fi 103, as Fieseler was to be the chief contractor. On 19 June, Generalfeldmarschall Erhard Milch gave Fi 103 production a high priority and development was undertaken at the Luftwaffe test centre at Karlshagen. By 30 August, Fieseler had completed the first fuselage, and the first unpowered flight of the Fi 103 V7 took place on 10 December, when it was airdropped by a Fw 200.[3]