Editing V-1 flying bomb (section)

===Piloted variant===
 [[File:Fi103R at La Coupole.jpg|thumb|Fieseler F103R Reichenberg piloted V-1]]
Late in the war, several air-launched piloted V-1s, known as {{lang|de|[[Fieseler Fi 103R (Reichenberg)|Reichenbergs]]}}, were built, but these were never used in combat. [[Hanna Reitsch]] made some flights in the modified V-1 Fieseler {{lang|de|Reichenberg}} when she was asked to find out why test pilots were unable to land it and had died as a result. She discovered, after simulated landing attempts at high altitude, where there was air space to recover, that the craft had an extremely high [[stall speed]], and the previous pilots with little high-speed experience had attempted their approaches much too slowly. Her recommendation of much higher landing speeds was then introduced in training new {{lang|de|Reichenberg}} volunteer pilots. It was for this that she was awarded the [[Iron Cross First Class]]{{Sfn | Aeronautical | 1966 | p =  45}} The {{lang|de|Reichenberg}}s were air-launched rather than fired from a [[catapult]] ramp.

It had the appearance of a standard V1 with the addition of cockpit, ailerons, landing skids and flight instruments. The pilot would have been airlifted by either [[Heinkel He 111]] or a [[Focke-Wulf Fw 200]]. After release, the pilot would start the pulse jet engine, select a target, set the controls then bail out. The chance of survival were considered very small, yet many pilots volunteered. Possibly 175 of these piloted V1s were converted at Darmesbury after initial development by  [[Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug]] (DFS/German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight) at [[Ainring]].
When Hitler banned the use of the piloted V1, most converted models were scrapped. However, a few were captured by the Allied Technical Air Intelligence crews in Germany. At least one was sent to England, and two, possibly three, were sent to the US for inspection.{{Sfn | Aeronautical | 1966 | p =  45}}

Three different versions of the piloted FZG-76 were produced. The Reichenburg I was a one or two-seat unpowered glider intended for use as a training glider for pilot training. Reichenburg II was a single-seat FZG-76 fitted with a pulse jet power plant. A skid was fitted for dead stick landing to gain valuable flying experience. Reichenburg III was to be the operational piloted version of the V1, fitted with the amatol warhead in the nose.{{Sfn | Aeronautical | 1966 | p =  45}} The front windscreen had {{cvt|75|mm|in}} thick [[bulletproof glass]] for pilot protection. The V1 pilot's kit consisted of a [[parachute]], helmet and life vest. A small case contained two small [[flare]]s in a waterproof container.{{Sfn | Aeronautical | 1966 | p =  47}}