Rheinmetall-Borsig VTOL Luft '46 Jet Fighter Concept (1945)

Scale: 1/72
Initial Release: 2007
Kit Rarity: 3

About the Design

During World War II, German aircraft designers developed numerous plans for vertically launched point-defense fighters that would not be encumbered by the need for large (and vulnerable) runways. However, while launching a fighter vertically seemed simple enough, landing one the same way posed a host of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

The Rheinmetall-Borsig jet-powered VTOL represented a creative solution to this dilemma. While launched vertically, the plane was designed to land like a conventional aircraft on bicycle landing gears.

The plane never developed beyond the "paper project" stage.

About the Kit

Produced in 1:72 for Fantastic Plastic Models by Anigrand Craftswork, this was one of Anigrand's first kits to feature a clear resin canopy instead of the traditional vacuform. 

This model was built from an original issue.