Dornier Do335 Pfeil Heavy Fighter by Hobby Boss

Description

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil ("Arrow") was a World War II heavy fighter built by the Dornier company. The Pfeil's performance was much better than other twin-engine designs due to its unique "push-pull" layout and the much lower drag of the in-line alignment of the two motors. The Luftwaffe was desperate to get the design into operational use, but delays in engine deliveries meant only a handful were delivered before the war ended.

The Dornier Do-335 Pfeil (German: Arrow) plane is a German heavy fighter bombing from the Second World War. The plane had an unusual design. It was based on the use of two engines in a single fuselage, with one engine located in the front of the plane with the pull propeller, and the other, located in the center of the fuselage, moving the push propeller located behind the tail of the plane. The first flight of the Do-335 took place in October 1943. Both the prototype and later pre-series versions were powered by two Daimler-Benz DB 603E engines with 1,723hp each. In the years 1943-1945, a dozen or so aircraft were produced (some sources state the number of 37 pieces), but it did not enter mass production. Until the end of the war, only tests and experiments were carried out on it. He also did not enter into air combat with Allied planes. Technical data (version Do-335 A-0): Maximum speed: 765 km / h, maximum ceiling 11,400 m, maximum range: 1160 km, armament: fixed - 1 KM103 30mm cannon and two 20mm MG151 cannons, suspended -up to 1000 kg of bombs.

Scale: 1/72
Item Type: Static kit
Model Dimension: Length:192.4 mm Wingspan:191.4 mm
Total Plastic Parts: 40
Total Sprues: 3 sprues, fuselage and wing