Blohm & Voss BV P178 Reconnaissance Jet

Plastic kit from BRONCO, for the assembly of a German airplane Blohm & Voss BV P178 Reconnaissance Jet of WW II, on 1/72 scale. Includes sprues with plastic parts, clear parts, assembly instructions, P.E. parts and decals.

The BV P.178 project is the most advanced jet asymmetric fighter in the history of human aviation. It was designed by Dr. Vogt. The aircraft has a front three-point landing gear with a wingspan of 12 meters and a fuselage length of 10.8 meters. A Jumo 004B turbojet engine is installed under the right main wing. The external hanging point located under the main body can carry 500-1000 kg bombs or other heavy weapons. Two solid fuel rocket engine nozzles extend from the tail of the fuselage and can be used to provide additional power to the aircraft when it is pulled up during takeoff or dive. Due to the weird design and the lack of supplies of the Third Reich in the later stages of the war, this series of projects did not obtain the production license of the Air Force's senior officials. Although there are many derivative models in the design, they only stay on the drawing board. The BV P.178 reconnaissance type retains the layout and armament of the prototype. Only two Rb50/30 large aerial cameras are installed at the rear of the fuselage. At the same time, a 600-liter auxiliary fuel tank can be installed on the ETC50 pylon in the belly to increase the range. The kit painting scheme provides the equipment styles of the Luftwaffe and the pro-German Russian Liberation Army.