New resin kit of three german rocket
prototypes, the EMW A-1, EMW A-2 and EMW A-3 scale 1/72 by Bird
Models (2014). The triple resin kit contains 15 resin parts and a german - english
instruction manual, no decals included. The kit is limited run.
Already in 1933, Wernher von Braun started with the
development of rockets that should help to fulfill his highest dream: to reach
for the moon. Starting with the Aggregat 1 (EMW A-1) this rocket had a length of
just 1,40m and a diameter of 0,3m. For flight stability purposes, the rocket was
equipped with a heavy compass gyro that was mounted in the rocket-tip and caused
a severe topheavy resulting in the crash of the test rocket.
Aggregat A-2 (EMW
A-2) was the first test rocket able to fly. It existed in two versions called
Max and Moritz. The stabilization gyro was now installed between alcohol- and
oxyentank. Both of them were tested successfully.
Aggregat A3 (EMW A-3) was the
main testing vehicle for all the important components neccessary for the
development of the much bigger A4 (V2) rocket. All test starts in 1937 with the
A-3, that looked somewhat similar to a bomb and were powered by alcohol and
oxygen, failed. The outer shape simply was not suitable for a stable
flight. This showed the need for a total redesign which resulted in the
famous Aggregat A4, the major breakthrough in rocket
development.