Academy 12583 1/72 Scale, German Horten Ho 229 (Wunderwaffe) Fighter, Plastic Model kit (A12583)

German Horten Ho 229 Fighter Aircraft Model Contents

• Plastic injection parts
• Decal
• Assembly guide.

Model features

• Disasted plastic parts.
• Use a frame scissors to remove the parts.
• Use a model knife and sanding to clean the burr in the parts.
• Fill the gaps between the parts with filling material and sanding.
• There is no adhesive and paint in the box.
• You can make the necessary jerking with the assembly guide in it.
• It is recommended to paint it with the colors specified in the guide.

You can find the ingredients you need to finish this product at the bottom of the page

Horten Ho-229 (names used are also Horten Ho IX or Gotha Go-229), II. It is a double-engine German jet hunter-bombardian plane with a flying wing layout since the end of World War II. In collaboration with Luftwaffe SonDerkommando 9 experimental center, a Ho-IX fighter plane project with a flying wing system operating with two BMW 003A-1 jet engines in 1942 was created in 1942. The construction of V1 and V2 prototypes started in a short time and was completed in 1942. Problems with the BMW engine meant that the first HO-IX V1 prototype was blown as a glider in the summer of that year with a non-motorized and fixed preliminary descent. gear. However, the second prototype, Ho-Ix V2, was redesigned and equipped with Jumo 004 B-1 motors (2x8.5 KN). Flight tests with these engines began in January 1945. The aircraft reached a speed of approximately 800 km/h on the first flight, but after a 2 -hour test, one of the engines burns caused the prototype to completely collapse during landing. attempt. However, before that, the task of preparing production was given to the Gothaer Waggonfabric factory; Here, under the name GO-229 V3-V7, the construction of prototypes started and preparation for the production of the GO-229 A-0 attempt was made. sherry. The first prototype (GO-229 V3), which was produced in Goth's factory, equipped with JUMO 004C (2x10kn) engines, was ready for the test, and the remaining prototypes (some in two-seat night hunter versions) were seriously advanced. When plants were captured by American troops. Technical Data: Length: 7.47m, Wing Openness: 16.76m, Height: 2,81m, Maximum Speed: 977km/s, Climbing Speed: 22m/s, Maximum Ceiling 16000m, Maximum Ceiling: Fixed-4 Top MK108 Cal. 30mm suspended - bomb up to 1000 kg.