Messerschmitt P-1106 "Rocket"
Limited edition Luft 46 kit ; 1/72 scale. Price eur38
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History
The P-1106 single-engine fighter represented just one of Nazi Germany's plans for breaking the sound barrier. A variation of the P-1106 "T-Tail," the plane was to be powered by a Walter rocket engine (similar to the one used in the Me163 "Komet" interceptor) in place of the standard turbojet. However, by 1945, Germany's devastating war losses made it impossible for the plane to go any farther than the planning stage. The project was abandoned, and ultimately it was Amercia's Bell X-1, piloted by the immortal Chuck Yeager, that made history by breaking Mach 1 on October 14, 1947.
[Rocket color]
 This model is a close cousin of the Me P-1106 "T-Tail" (also available from Sharkit). The kit is very simple and as been released with two different styles of box-art. Have a look at this one...
  • Beneath the plane view: landing gear, engine, pilot and ejection seat.
  • Inside the plane view: engine, tanks, pilot.
  • other "Rocket" view with an organic camouflage patern
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