Focke-Wulf Ta-183 Huckebein
The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 Huckebein was a design for a jet-powered fighter aircraft intended as the successor to the Messerschmitt Me 262 and other day fighters in Luftwaffe service during World War II.
It was developed only to the extent of wind tunnel models when the war ended, but the basic design was further developed postwar in Argentina as the FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II. The name Huckebein is a reference to a trouble-making raven (Hans Huckebein der Unglucksrabe) from an illustrated story in 1867 by Wilhelm Busch.
Features
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Ejection seat with photo-etched pilot restraints
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Optional boarding steps
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Canopy molded closed
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Positionable landing gear
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Choice of closed centerline bay or open with external tank and mounts
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Choice of Jumo or Heinkel engine exhausts
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Optional air-to-air missiles (4)
The kit provides markings for the following subjects
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Ta 183, Commander JV 44, 1946, as flown by General Adolf Galland
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Ta 183, Red 13, JV 44, 1946, as flown by Oberst Heinz Baer
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Ta 183, White 3, unknown unit, 1946
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Ta 183, Red 1, JG 1, 1946
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Ta 183, Stab/JG 7, 1946
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Ta 183, Bort 2, Soviet test aircraft
Specifications
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Approx product dimension(L): 20 cm
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Approx package dimensions: 30 x 22 x 5 cms
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Scale: 1:48