Interesting comparison between the Fi 97 and the Messerschmitt Bf 108, D-IMUT / 14. Photo from: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

Short take-off trial over an 8 m (26 ft) high barrier at the international contest for touring aircraft. Kurt Bayer in D-IBYR took 12th place in the final classification. Photo from: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

The Challenge International de Tourisme was a European touring aircraft contest. The fourth and last edition was organised by the Polish Aero Club in 1934. Nationalism ran high and new aircraft were designed specially for the event, including the Fi 97. Its wing had high-lift devices similar to those of the Fi 156 Storch. Five Fi 97s, perhaps the total production, took part in the Challenge. Argus As 17-powered D-IPOS / 19, on the left , took third place behind two Polish RWD-9 aircraft. D-IVIF / 17 had a Hirth HM 8U. It was flown by the engine maker's brother, Wolf Hirth, a well known glider pilot and builder. Number 24 is a Klemm Kl 36. Photo from: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe