Italeri 1286 - 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 completed up being among the better “performers” about the German Luftwaffe that wound up satisfying different functions from bomber to reconnaissance aircraft and heavy-night fighter. This twin-engine 4-man aircraft starred in model sort by 1938 and would see a few variations happen at the end using this war. Design with this particular Do 217 observed in the identical lines of earlier Dornier bomber designs. Extetically unsightly sufficient cause of a “brutal”look, it was a scaled up Dornier Do 215 and initially operating on exact same devices. In belated 1942 two completely new variants joined solution, the K and M models. These had a curved and streamlined nose profile; the decreasing of drag combined with making use of effective devices (expecially the M variation), permits the “217” to made some 50km/h quicker versus earlier in the day E model, with a bomb load more than 4000kg. The Dornier 217 M, which first flew on July 16 of 1942, modification to stronger in-lineV12 fluid cooled Daimler Benz DB603. This engine had better performance at thin air than BMW 801. The Dornier 217, in bulk K and M variations finished up being current with KG2, KG40 and KG66. During Steinbock raids the “217” flown with numerous AB1000 and AB500 bombs container, up against fire bomblets. Truly the sole capability where in fact the Do 217 ended up being applied to end for the war wound up being according to evening reconnaissance airplane. Atlanta breakup lawyers method, the Do 217 finished up being lucrative. It was fast, dependable and versatile. It had beenn’t fairly simple to see (it was hefty and dangerously fast in landing approach) however their high wing-load was at reality a plus safely during bad weather bombing runs. The Do 217 ended up being simply 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.