Blohm & Voss P 209-01
Limited edition Luft 46 kit ; 1/72 scale.
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History
Blohm und Voss, the German shipbuilding firm headquartered in Hamburg, established an aircraft division in 1933 and went on to produce some large and well-known flying boats. During World War II, their project P.211 was one of the best proposals to come out of the Volksjäger contest, the Luftwaffe's attempt to produce a high-speed interceptor that was cheap, easy to build, and could be constructed from non-strategic materials. Along with their models P.209, P.210, and P.212, the P.211 represented BV's attempt to produce a single-jet fighter that could meet the Luftwaffe's ambitious objectives. Dr Richard Vogt, the company's highly creative chief designer, decide to modify the Skoda-Kauba V-6 in a tail-less configuration to test an advanced control arrangement for the company's future planes, as well as for the BV P.208.03, which was to be powered by a DB 603L engine with a pusher propeller. The experimental Skoda-Kauba V-6 was renamed and flown as the Skoda-Kauba SL-6. Downturned wingtips were connected aft of the main wing trailing edge by small booms that served as both elevators and rudders. The project BV P.209.01 had 35 degree swept-back wings and was to be powerd by a He S 011 jet engine located in the rear fuselage. Armament would have consisted of two MK 108 30mm cannon located in the lower nose. Note that the Northrop XP 56 "Black Bullet" that flew in 1944 bore a unmistakable resemblance to this BV configuration.
[P 209-01 Box-Art]
 Here's another flying wing! The kit comes with a visible engine, two Mk-108 guns in the two opened gun-bays, full white metal landing gear...you can even retract the main landing gear with the wheels aside the engine in the bay!
  • Approximately 20 resin parts
  • White metal landing gear
  • Two clear vacuform canopies
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    Parts list of the kit:
    Fuselage, nose wheel , nose wheel door, seat , canopy (clear) , right side, left side , mk 108 guns (2 parts), gun doors (2 parts), central junction , wings (2 parts) , stabilizer (2 parts), engine section , eng. sect. struc. tubes (2 ), engine top cover (clear), visible engine, main wheel leg , main wheels , main wheels doors.