Editing Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg (section)

=== DFS development ===
[[File:Fieseler Fi 103 Reichenberg 01 11.jpg|thumb|right|The forward support pylon for the ''Reichenberg'' crewed V-1 resembles a broad-chord version of the [[Republic-Ford JB-2|American ''Loon'']]'s similar component]]
In the summer of 1944, the [[Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug]] (German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight) at [[Ainring]] took on the task of developing a crewed version of the Fi 103, an example was made ready for testing within days and a production line was established at [[Dannenberg (Elbe)|Dannenberg]].<ref name=hyland220>Hyland 1999, p. 220.</ref><ref name = "Mantelli 46"/>

The V-1 was transformed into the ''Reichenberg'' via the addition of a compact cockpit at the point of the fuselage that was immediately ahead of the pulsejet's intake, where the compressed-air cylinders were fitted on a standard V-1.<ref name = "chris 211"/><ref name = "Mantelli 46"/> This cramped cockpit was outfitted with only basic flight instrumentation, along with a bucket seat composed of [[plywood]]. The single-piece canopy incorporated an armoured front panel and opened to the side to allow entry. The two displaced compressed-air cylinders were replaced by a single one, fitted in the rear in the space which normally accommodated the V-1's autopilot.<ref name = "chris 211"/><ref name = "Mantelli 46"/> At no point was any [[landing gear]] fitted to the aircraft.<ref name = "renneberg walker115">Renneberg and Walker 1999, p. 115.</ref> The wings were fitted with hardened edges that would cut the cables of [[barrage balloon]]s.<ref name=hyland220 />

It was proposed that a [[Heinkel He 111|He 111]] bomber would carry either one or two Reichenbergs beneath its wings, releasing them close to the target. The pilots would then steer their aircraft towards the target, jettisoning the cockpit canopy shortly before impact and [[Parachute|bailing out]].<ref name = "Mantelli 467">Mantelli, Brown, Kittel and Graf 2017, pp. 46-47.</ref> It was estimated that the chances of a pilot surviving such a bailout were less than 1% due to the proximity of the pulsejet's intake to the cockpit.<ref name=hyland221>Hyland 1999, p. 221.</ref><ref name = "chris 211">Christopher 2012, p. 211.</ref>