{"product_id":"dornier-do-335-a-fighter-bomber","title":"Dornier Do 335 A Fighter Bomber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilaustuote. Toimitus \u003cfont color=\"#ff0000\"\u003e2-3\u003c\/font\u003e viikkoa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdt class=\"under\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"tab-list-title\" id=\"description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWas there any aircraft as unorthodox and unconventional in \u003cbr\u003eappear- ance as the Dornier Do 335? Of course there was, but the Do 335 \u003cbr\u003ewas to be a mass-produced fighter-bomber aircraft that would\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Long_Content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehave entered regular service. What made this aircraft an interesting\u003cbr\u003e proposition was its configuration. This was indeed a two-engine design,\u003cbr\u003e but centred around an unusual push-pull design. That in itself might \u003cbr\u003emake the aircraft sound like a non-starter, but the Do 335 was arguably \u003cbr\u003eone of, or THE fastest piston-engine aircraft that ever saw service, as \u003cbr\u003ethe design eliminated the traditional parasitic drag element that was \u003cbr\u003etypical for a standard two-engine design layout. It was also very \u003cbr\u003eversatile. Conceived from the outset as a multirole machine, this \u003cbr\u003eadaptable design could be used as a straight fighter aircraft, and also \u003cbr\u003eas a night-fighter, complete with a second, tandem crew position that \u003cbr\u003egave that version of the Do 335 its distinctive humpback appearance. \u003cbr\u003eBombs could also be carried in an internal bay, and if you required a \u003cbr\u003eheavy fighter, then this was possible by mounting two MK103 cannon in \u003cbr\u003etwo wing-mounted pods that protruded from the wing leading edge (HK \u003cbr\u003eModels kit #01E07).\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Do 335 was also a robust and highly manoeuvrable machine, and \u003cbr\u003eone that could actually cope with a rear engine failure. It was also one\u003cbr\u003e of the few aircraft of the time that was fitted with an ejection seat. \u003cbr\u003eShould this need to be used, the canopy, rear pro- peller and upper tail\u003cbr\u003e fin would be blasted away bythe use of explosive bolts, preventing the \u003cbr\u003epilot from striking them on his way out. Another unusual feature of this\u003cbr\u003e aircraft was the cruciform tail layout. A downward pointing fin was \u003cbr\u003eincluded, which would hopefully negate any possible rear propeller \u003cbr\u003edamage that could result from an awkward landing. First flown in 1943, \u003cbr\u003ethe project wasn’t without its problems. Whilst the aircraft was in- \u003cbr\u003eherently stable on both ground and in the air, due to the rear engine \u003cbr\u003eresting behind the centre of gravity, it did suffer from some technical \u003cbr\u003eissues that were never overcome, such as a weak undercarriage. Despite \u003cbr\u003ethe great hopes that the Nazis had for the Do 335, like many of their \u003cbr\u003ewonder designs, it simply came too late to make any difference, with \u003cbr\u003eonly 37 being built by the war’s end. Allies evaluation of this Do 335 \u003cbr\u003e‘Pfeil’ showed that it was an excellent performer and could have been a \u003cbr\u003eserious opponent, had it not been for Germany’s lack of production \u003cbr\u003ecapability and onerous bureaucratic and person- al in-fighting. The \u003cbr\u003esubject of this kit release is the standard A-0\/1 fighter-bomber. This \u003cbr\u003eis the version of machine seen today at the NASM, who own the last \u003cbr\u003esurviving example of the Do 335.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/Do335A\/RS02_6.jpg?1555756560305\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/Do335A\/RS03_8.jpg?1555756570115\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/Do335A\/RS15_DSC_1291.jpg?1555756701901\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hk-models.com\/hkm\/images\/companies\/1\/Photo\/Models\/Do335A\/RS05_14.jpg?1555756590709\" style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dt\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hong Kong Model","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57793708622208,"sku":"HKM01E08","price":153.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/HKM01E08.jpg?v=1775205861","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/dornier-do-335-a-fighter-bomber","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}