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The Fiesleer Fi 2, better know as the F2 Tiger (which adorned the plane itself), was a aerobatic biplane, which was flown to victory in the 1934 World Aerobatics competition by the german aerobatics star, Mr. Fieseler. Gerhard Fieseler was a WWI german fighter ace with almost 20 kills to his credit, and this 1934 World Aerobatics Competition (WAC)held in paris was the first one of its kind. Despite two pilots dieing and a few crashes the competition continued and Gerhard managed to win. While he had the most points, he had gone over time since one of the harness had become loose. Regardless he was still awarded the win, beating the nearest competior Michel Detroyat of France (flew a M.S.225), by 23 points, 645.2 to 622.9. Fiesler retired from the sport witht his victory. The F2 tiger formed the basis for later planes including the Fiesler F5. The F2 Tiger was built by Fieseler own aircraft company Fieseler Flugzeugbau ( later, Gerhard Fieseler Werke). The airplane has a conflicted history, being both a imporant forerunner of newer german aircraft that would come, and went on to fight for the Third Reich in WW2, but also as famous piece of intra-world war aircraft design, and as the winning aircraft of the fist WAC.
Related: Otto Van Hagenburg won 1936 aerobatic competition during 1936 olympics in a Fw Stieglitz. World Aerobatic Competition
See Also: List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe, WW1, Biplanes,Aerobatics
