Sneakpeak - Do you know this bird?
Added 2018-02-19 22:44:17 +0000 UTC
Hey all,
Here is one of the major visual assets of the next video. Does anyone recognise it?
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Bis
My guess would be totally off. I would say HE 177. :)
Hansaplast_slo
2018-02-22 00:00:27 +0000 UTC
Do 217M :)
Military Aviation History
2018-02-20 09:21:04 +0000 UTC
Nice, if you want feel free to share the finished result on my FB page :)
Military Aviation History
2018-02-20 09:20:41 +0000 UTC
I would say either a do217k or m, for all intensive purposes it's the same aircraft just different engines.
The Administrator
2018-02-20 02:13:10 +0000 UTC
I recently bought a 1/72nd scale model kit of this baby. Wanted a 1/48 scale, but couldn't find one, only an old-model Revell kit in the smaller scale. Still, I'm looking forward to building it up. Hopefully, it'll be good experience for a larger-scale version if my wishes come true.
Michael Brewer
2018-02-19 23:38:31 +0000 UTC
Well done, you're very close! It is actually a Do217M but the only obvious difference to the K is the engine. The K used the BMW801 while the M was powered by the DB603.
Military Aviation History
2018-02-19 23:34:11 +0000 UTC
I was thinking Dornier, but it didn't look quite right for a Dornier 17, so given Bismarck's topic you're probably right.
2018-02-19 22:50:12 +0000 UTC
Dornier 217k? I think the model was used, amongst other things, to carry the guided bombs? It's a good looking aircraft. Looking forward to the video. Edit: the 217k had an amazing looking turret at the rear of the cockpit. At a time when most turrets used framed glazing, the 217 had a shallow dome of frameless glass / or a perspex-like material. It looked futuristic.
2018-02-19 22:49:13 +0000 UTC