Luft-X German Focke-Wulf Ta 283 Strahlrohrjager Interceptor - Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG, Bremen, Germany, 1945 (1:72 Scale)

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Luft-X German Focke-Wulf Ta 283 Strahlrohrjager Interceptor - Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG, Bremen, Germany, 1945

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Luft-X LUFT007 German Focke-Wulf Ta 283 Strahlrohrjager Interceptor - Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG, Bremen, Germany, 1945 (1:72 Scale) "Hitler's instincts, as always, veered towards attack as the best form of defense. He looked, as did - impatiently and more and more disbelievingly - large numbers of ordinary Germans, to the chance to launch devastating weapons of destruction against Great Britain, giving the British a taste of their own medicine and forcing the Allies to rethink their strategy in the air-war. Here, too, his illusions about the speed with which the "wonder-weapons" could be made ready for deployment, and their likely impact on British war strategy, were shored up by the optimistic prognoses of his advisers."
- Ian Kershaw, "Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis"

Also known as "Projekt 283" or "P.283", the Ta 283 was one of several programs being designed along the lines of ramjet engine propulsion by the end of the war. Ramjets offered considerable gains in overall speed when compared to even the fastest piston-powered fighters of the era but these systems could not take over propulsion of an aircraft until reaching approximately 150 miles per hour. This required other propulsion means to first assist the aircraft into the air on take-off - rocket / engine boosters or turbojet engines were the norm. Ramjets used an air-breathing process similar to a jet engine to produce their trust but relied on the engine's forward motion to compress oncoming air and to generate thrust in turn. Conversely, jet engines utilized on board axial compressor to achieve the same result.

The Focke-Wulf Ta 283 was a German low-wing jet interceptor designed during World War II. The project was developed at the same time as the Focke-Wulf Super Lorin and remained unbuilt before the surrender of Nazi Germany. Power was to be provided by a Walter HWK rocket engine for take-off and two Pabst ramjets. The ramjets were located on the tips of the sharply swept tailplanes and would be used for cruising. The wings were swept at 45 degrees. Armament was to be two 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a German Focke-Wulf Ta 283 interceptor. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 5-inches
Length: 6-3/4-inches

Release Date: August 2017

Historical Account: "The Wunderwaffe" - Wunderwaffe is German for "wonder-weapon" and was a term assigned during World War II by the Third Reich propaganda ministry to a few revolutionary "superweapons". Most of these weapons however remained more or less feasible prototypes, or reached the combat theater too late, and in too insignificant numbers (if at all) to have a military effect. A derisive abbreviation of the term emerged: Wuwa, pronounced "voo-vah".

The V-weapons, which were developed earlier and saw considerable deployment (especially against London and Antwerp), trace back to the same pool of highly inventive armament concepts. Therefore, they are also included here.

In Germany, the term Wunderwaffe is still used today to describe a powerful tool.