Fieseler Fi.166 "Hoehenjaeger II"

German WWII High-Altitude Fighter/Rocket Launcher Project

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In the early 1940s, Fieseler's Aircraft's technical manager, Erich Bachem, developed two design studies for a rocket-launched high-altitude fighter that could reach high altitudes faster than conventional strip-launched airplanes.   Design One, represented by this kit, involved a straight-winged jet fighter powered by two Jumo 004 jet engines that would be launched vertically by a liquid-fuel rocket similar to Werner Von Braun's A-5, which was then under development.  Once reaching a 12,000-foot altitude, the rocket would burn out, detach and return to earth via parachute for recovery and re-use.  The fighter, now under its own power, would engage Allied bombers before returning to its base and landing as a conventional aircraft. 

Although the concept was ultimately deemed unfeasible, the design studies did lead to the development of the rocket-powered Bachem "Natter" interceptor.

• Scale: 1:72
• Material: Resin
• Number of Pieces: 19
• No decals.

Artist's Conception of Fi.166 in Flight