HUMA 1/72 MESSERSCHMITT Me209 V5 LATE - WAR FIGHTER WW2 GERMAN LUFTWAFFE KIT 3505
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HUMA1/72 MESSERSCHMITT Me209 V5 LATE-WAR FIGHTER WW2 GERMAN LUFTWAFFE KIT# 3505(1996)OPEN BOX UNBUILTPLASTIC MODEL KIT – INVENTORIED 100% COMPLETEIF YOU HAVE ANYQUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PLEASE ASK ME BEFORE BIDDING / PURCHASING – I WANTEVERYONE TO BE 100% SATISFIED WITH NO SURPRISES OR MIS-UNDERSTANDINGS--------------------------------------...--------------------------------------Additional Information from Internet EncyclopediaThe Me 209 of 1943 was anattempt to create an enhanced version of the Bf 109, which served as theLuftwaffe's primary fighter aircraft throughout World War II. The Me 209, despite its designation, bore no relationship to the earlier Me 209.The RLM's 8-209 airframe numberassigned to Messerschmitt, for its pair of post-July 1938 designation Me 209airframes, was used for two projects during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Thefirst Me 209 was a single-engine air speed record plane for which littleconsideration was given to adaptation for combat.Design and developmentThe second use of the Me 209designation was for a proposal, in 1943, to make a heavily modified version ofthe Bf 109. This Me 209 would compete against Focke-Wulf's high performance Fw190 D-9 and Ta 152 fighters. Like these enhanced versions of Kurt Tank'sdesign, the new Me 209 would share most of its airframe with a proven model, inthis case the Bf 109G.Unfortunately for the designteam, the Me 209's proposed DB 603A engine was in short supply and they wereforced to use the Junkers Motorenwerke firm's Jumo 213A engine. Even though the35 litre engine displacement Jumo 213 had been deliberately designed to have asmany of its engine access points as possible made to be identical with the44.52 litre displacement DB 603 powerplant (Germany's largest-displacementinverted V12 aircraft engine), this changeover required some reconstruction ofthe engine cowling and cooling system. The most visible change was the requiredone to the engine's air intake location, as the Jumo 213's supercharger intakewas located on the starboard side of the engine (as standard for all models ofthe earlier Junkers Jumo 211 inverted V12), versus the DB 603's portsidelocation, the standard for all Daimler-Benz inverted V12 engine designs. The Me209 featured a new tail section, wings, wide-track landing gear, a taller tailand an annular radiator for the inline engine, which gave the engine asuperficial resemblance to a radial engine and to the very similar installationon the Focke-Wulf Fw 190D, which used the same Jumo 213 powerplant. The extentof the modifications undermined the original purpose, which was to build asuperior aircraft as similar to the existing Bf 109G as possible.The Me 209 V5 featured armamentof one Motorkanone engine-mounted 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon plus two 13 mm(.51 in) MG 131 machine guns in the wing roots. The V6 was the first version tobe converted to use the Jumo 213 engine and had 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon insteadof the MG 131s. The Me 209H V1 was a high-altitude variant with extended wingsand DB 603 engine.TestingThe program met a swift end whenthe Me 209 V5 prototype first flew in late 1943. It was 50 km/h (31 mph) slowerthan the Fw 190D and offered no improvement in handling characteristics.[1]After its disappointing show, the Me 209 project was cancelled and with itended Messerschmitt's last attempt to build a high-performance piston-enginefighter.
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HUMA1/72 MESSERSCHMITT Me209 V5 LATE-WAR FIGHTER WW2 GERMAN LUFTWAFFE KIT# 3505(1996)OPEN BOX UNBUILTPLASTIC MODEL KIT – INVENTORIED 100% COMPLETEIF YOU HAVE ANYQUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PLEASE ASK ME BEFORE BIDDING / PURCHASING – I WANTEVERYONE TO BE 100% SATISFIED WITH NO SURPRISES OR MIS-UNDERSTANDINGS--------------------------------------...--------------------------------------Additional Information from Internet EncyclopediaThe Me 209 of 1943 was anattempt to create an enhanced version of the Bf 109, which served as theLuftwaffe's primary fighter aircraft throughout World War II. The Me 209, despite its designation, bore no relationship to the earlier Me 209.The RLM's 8-209 airframe numberassigned to Messerschmitt, for its pair of post-July 1938 designation Me 209airframes, was used for two projects during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Thefirst Me 209 was a single-engine air speed record plane for which littleconsideration was given to adaptation for combat.Design and developmentThe second use of the Me 209designation was for a proposal, in 1943, to make a heavily modified version ofthe Bf 109. This Me 209 would compete against Focke-Wulf's high performance Fw190 D-9 and Ta 152 fighters. Like these enhanced versions of Kurt Tank'sdesign, the new Me 209 would share most of its airframe with a proven model, inthis case the Bf 109G.Unfortunately for the designteam, the Me 209's proposed DB 603A engine was in short supply and they wereforced to use the Junkers Motorenwerke firm's Jumo 213A engine. Even though the35 litre engine displacement Jumo 213 had been deliberately designed to have asmany of its engine access points as possible made to be identical with the44.52 litre displacement DB 603 powerplant (Germany's largest-displacementinverted V12 aircraft engine), this changeover required some reconstruction ofthe engine cowling and cooling system. The most visible change was the requiredone to the engine's air intake location, as the Jumo 213's supercharger intakewas located on the starboard side of the engine (as standard for all models ofthe earlier Junkers Jumo 211 inverted V12), versus the DB 603's portsidelocation, the standard for all Daimler-Benz inverted V12 engine designs. The Me209 featured a new tail section, wings, wide-track landing gear, a taller tailand an annular radiator for the inline engine, which gave the engine asuperficial resemblance to a radial engine and to the very similar installationon the Focke-Wulf Fw 190D, which used the same Jumo 213 powerplant. The extentof the modifications undermined the original purpose, which was to build asuperior aircraft as similar to the existing Bf 109G as possible.The Me 209 V5 featured armamentof one Motorkanone engine-mounted 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon plus two 13 mm(.51 in) MG 131 machine guns in the wing roots. The V6 was the first version tobe converted to use the Jumo 213 engine and had 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon insteadof the MG 131s. The Me 209H V1 was a high-altitude variant with extended wingsand DB 603 engine.TestingThe program met a swift end whenthe Me 209 V5 prototype first flew in late 1943. It was 50 km/h (31 mph) slowerthan the Fw 190D and offered no improvement in handling characteristics.[1]After its disappointing show, the Me 209 project was cancelled and with itended Messerschmitt's last attempt to build a high-performance piston-enginefighter.
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