1/72 Luedemann Junkers EF-131 Jet Bomber - Classic Plane
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
Very rare. Quality high-definition resin model of this rare subject features very good overall detail, good cockpit with all crew stations and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that Luedemann/Classic Plane instructions are very simple compared to normal injection molded kits. These instructions are simply an exploded diagram that covers the EF-131, Ju287V3, EF140 and EF150BR (all four models on one sheet). If you do not feel confident building the model only from this diagram, then please refrain from buying this model! From the superb website Militaryfactory.com: In their historic advance on Berlin during World War 2, the Soviet Army captured the remnants of the Junkers Ju-287 jet-powered tactical bomber and with an important stepping stone towards advanced jet-powered flight. The Ju-287 was unique not only in its reliance on turbojet propulsion but also in it's use of swept-forward wings. Just one of the type was completed in Germany and a first flight held on August 8th, 1944 while a second (V2) and third (V3) prototype lay unfinished at war's end. The program was more or less taken up by the Soviets to become the OKB-1 "EF-131" prototype of which two were eventually completed although the bomber was not adopted for mass production. The Ju-287 V2 and V3 prototypes were used as the basis for the Soviet EF-131 bomber and the V3 proved the more important despite being the least complete of the two as it mimicked the intended pre-production model for the Ju-287 series. By all accounts, the EF-131 was a near copy of the V3 and is said to have been hastily completed to accomplish a first flight during 1946. This was conducted over Soviet-occupied Germany before being broken down and shipped to the Soviet Union for proper evaluation. The product was given more attention at GOZ-1 by both German and Soviet engineers with the goal to showcase the product in the 1947 Tushino display. Despite the goal, the technologically advanced aircraft was not readied in time and did not record an 'official' first flight until May 23rd, 1947. Program delays and dwindling interest in the aircraft eventually led to its abandonment and subsequent termination in 1948 as Soviet authorities pushed other more potent products with better potential.
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