Uschi van der Rosten
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Hey Guyz!
This is a entry for the all-open category.
The model was completed in Autumn 2010.
Some words to the aircraft:
The Heinkel He 162 (also called "Volksjaeger" "people´s hunter") was a German fighter plane of shoulder wing design. While the term may sound like it was designed to hunt people, in the actual German usage of the term, it translates to being a national effort in being built by the people. It was developed in a short time towards the end of World War II as part of the so-called "Jaegernotprogramm" (Fighter aircraft emergency program). After the awarding of the contract to Heinkel, it was only 69 days later for the first flight at Vienna-Schwechat in Austria. Because the raw material situation was declining, the Third Reich pursued the use of wood as a substitute for metal, wherever possible. This also brought momentous problems and teething troubles with it, which resulted in the death of test pilot Peter Gotthold. Im-properly glued wing components had been identified as a cause of accidents. The "Spatz"(Sparrow) as it was also known, had a speed limit of 600km/h imposed. 200km/h less than was being achieved as part of the testing.
The He-162 already had an ejectable cab roof plus ejection seat. The pilot would be able to eject in the event of failure of the BMW 003 jet engine or a material error. The arma-ment consisted of 2x MG 151/20 with 120 rounds per cali-ber 20mm. The main application was to fight the Allied bomber streams over Germany. The He-162 had two uncon-firmed victories in April and May 1945. Not more than a last and desperate attempt ....
A last ditch effort.
I discovered some pics, showing the plane from two sides:
By courtesy of Thierry Dekker
And this is my interpretation of it:
I hope you like it.
Any questions or suggestions...let me know.
best
LX
This is a entry for the all-open category.
The model was completed in Autumn 2010.
Some words to the aircraft:
The Heinkel He 162 (also called "Volksjaeger" "people´s hunter") was a German fighter plane of shoulder wing design. While the term may sound like it was designed to hunt people, in the actual German usage of the term, it translates to being a national effort in being built by the people. It was developed in a short time towards the end of World War II as part of the so-called "Jaegernotprogramm" (Fighter aircraft emergency program). After the awarding of the contract to Heinkel, it was only 69 days later for the first flight at Vienna-Schwechat in Austria. Because the raw material situation was declining, the Third Reich pursued the use of wood as a substitute for metal, wherever possible. This also brought momentous problems and teething troubles with it, which resulted in the death of test pilot Peter Gotthold. Im-properly glued wing components had been identified as a cause of accidents. The "Spatz"(Sparrow) as it was also known, had a speed limit of 600km/h imposed. 200km/h less than was being achieved as part of the testing.
The He-162 already had an ejectable cab roof plus ejection seat. The pilot would be able to eject in the event of failure of the BMW 003 jet engine or a material error. The arma-ment consisted of 2x MG 151/20 with 120 rounds per cali-ber 20mm. The main application was to fight the Allied bomber streams over Germany. The He-162 had two uncon-firmed victories in April and May 1945. Not more than a last and desperate attempt ....
A last ditch effort.
I discovered some pics, showing the plane from two sides:
By courtesy of Thierry Dekker
And this is my interpretation of it:
I hope you like it.
Any questions or suggestions...let me know.
best
LX
