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Resin kit of a German high altitude fighter project, the Heinkel He P.1074 scale 1/72 by Bird Models (2021). The kit contains 21 resin parts, 1 vacumformed canopy, a photo of the built model and an english - german instruction sheet; no decals included. The kit is limited run.
Attention: On the article pictures you can see a painted model. Included in this offer is the full resin kit, but no decoration and no built model!
Recently, files of the Heinkel company from the Second World War, which had previously been kept under lock and key, were released, showing a peculiar high-altitude fighter project: the Heinkel He P.1074 from 1944. The aircraft, designed in a mid-wing construction, is equipped with a piston engine, which was to drive two counter-rotating three-blade short propellers in the rear of the aircraft via a long-distance shaft, which was to be guided by vibration dampers. Similar to the Heinkel Lerche project, the propeller section was fitted with a thrust ring which was to direct the propeller jet backwards in a targeted manner. It was probably intended to be Heinkel's optimum solution for a fighter powered by a conventional internal combustion engine. Similar to the P-51 Mustang, a large belly radiator on the rear lower fuselage was to provide the necessary cooling for the engine. Due to its large wingspan, the He P.1074 was to hunt at high altitudes and intercept De Havilland Mosquitos. Alternatively, two MK 108s in weapon drops on the side of the nose or four MG 131s could be fitted. Air-to-air missiles under the wings would also have been possible. Nothing is known about the installation of landing gear, but it is unlikely that landing would have been by skids only, even if the thrust ring would have provided sufficient protection of the propeller circle.
DE: ACHTUNG! Nicht geeignet für Kinder unter 36 Monaten, wegen Erstickungsgefahr durch verschluckbare Kleinteile.