61076 Tamiya - 1/48 Dornier Do335A-12 Trainer Anteater  [61076]

In regards to the Dornier Do335A-12 Trainer "Anteater"

Even though hopes with this Luftwaffe rested regarding the twin-engine Dorner Do335 becoming Germany's next overpowering force inside sky, its deployment ended up being prematurely cut short by the close of WWII. The initial design of this multipurpose aircraft featured two liquid cooled engines powering two propellers. The look of Do335 was nothing lacking revolutionary, and supplied a great top-speed of 760km/h.
But the aircraft demanded of its pilot supreme traveling technique, especially during take-off and landing whenever cross-shaped end and rear propeller frequently collided utilising the runway. For that reason, the twin seater A-12 trainer variation connected with Do335 originated, a transformation associated with the single-seater fighter-bomber A-1 variation. Initially, only some trainer versions was prepared become produced. But because of the considerable quantity of accidents during journey tests for the A-0 additionally the heightened need to correctly instruct pilots, demands was in fact built to transform the mid-production A-1 into A-12 trainer aircraft.

The strange appearance of Do335 finished up being taken one action further on A-12 variation, by adding a trainer cockpit above and behind the main element cockpit. This extra "hump" regarding fuselage led pilots to nickname it "Anteater". Of eleven A-1 types produced, eight have been considered changed to A-12 sorts, but just two or three have been in reality finished. No less than one among these aircraft had been finally seized by the invading Allies, and transported to England for display and experimentation.