1286 Italeri - 1/72 Do 217 M-1 (Historic Upgrade w/PRM) WWII  [IT-1286S]

Period: 2nd World War

Country: Germany

Model Dim.: 23,4 cm

DO-217 M-1 HISTORIC UPGRADE PRM ED.

The Dornier Do 217 finished up being one of the better “performers” about the German Luftwaffe that ended up satisfying different functions from bomber to reconnaissance aircraft and heavy-night fighter. This twin-engine 4-man aircraft starred in model kind by 1938 and would see several variations happen in front of the end with this war. Design with this particular Do 217 observed within the very same lines of early in the day Dornier bomber designs. Extetically unsightly sufficient cause of a “brutal”look, it absolutely was a scaled up Dornier Do 215 and initially running on exact same machines. In belated 1942 two brand new variations joined service, the K and M models. These had a curved and streamlined nose profile; the decreasing of drag combined with the using effective machines (expecially the M variation), permits the “217” to made some 50km/h quicker versus early in the day E model, with a bomb load in excess of 4000kg. The Dornier 217 M, which first flew on July 16 of 1942, modification to more powerful in-lineV12 fluid cooled Daimler Benz DB603. This motor had better performance at thin air than BMW 801. The Dornier 217, in bulk K and M variants finished up being present with KG2, KG40 and KG66. During Steinbock raids the “217” flown with many AB1000 and AB500 bombs container, faced with fire bomblets. Truly the only real ability where in actuality the Do 217 ended up being applied to end for the war wound up being according to evening reconnaissance airplane. Atlanta breakup solicitors technique, the Do 217 finished up being lucrative. It was fast, dependable and versatile. It had beenn’t quite simple to check out (it absolutely was hefty and dangerously fast in landing approach) however their high wing-load was in reality an advantage in safety during inclement weather bombing runs. The Do 217 wound up being just built by the 3 Dornier flowers: Dornier Werke Friedrichshafen (DWF): 316 aircraft, Dornier Werke München (DWM): 985 aircraft and Norddeutsche Dornier Werke (NDW): 602 aircraft.