1/72 72048 RS Models Blohm und Voss P.163.02 - (P-163.02)
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
Rare kit of an even rarer subject. Excellent quality, high definition resin model with excellent cockpits, cast metal engine & other detail parts, fully enclosed and detailed landing gear bays, a perfect condition vacuform canopy (not yellowed) and more. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The P 163 was one of several highly unusual bomber configurations studied by the Blohm & Voss aircraft division under Chief Designer Richard Vogt. It was developed in response to a 1942 Luftwaffe requirement for a Heinkel He 111 replacement. The primary structure was of welded sheet steel, in order to avoid using the strategically important light alloys which were in short supply. Its main fuselage was unmanned but otherwise conventional, having a tractor propeller and conventional tail, with the tailplane mounted part way up the fin. The tail section and control surfaces were to be made of fabric-covered wood. A shallow indent on the underside allowed for carriage of a semi-recessed bomb load. The P 163.01 had a Daimler-Benz DB 613C based on two DB 603 series inline engines located side by side. The P 163.02 was given the more powerful BMW 803A based on two BMW 801 series radials placed back to back.
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