Rheinmetal-Borsig VTOL (1945)

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Rheinmetal-Borsig VTOL Illustrations by Gino Marcomini

ABOUT THE DESIGN:    ABOUT THE MODEL:
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 Rheinmetal-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.

  • Scale: 1:72
  • Length: 5 inches
  • Material: Resin
  • Number of Pieces: 15
  • Master : Anigrand Craftswork
  • Casting: Anigrand Craftswork
 

What You Get

 

 

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