The monograph on the WW2 German bombers Dornier Do 17 and Dornier Do 215 discusses their design, development and operational history. Each variant is specified and comprehensively described with coverage of changes made in its sub-variants, including the special modifications for the foreign recipients.
The new edition of Arado Ar 234 monograph devoted to the history of the Arado Ar 234 Blitz, the first German jet bomber and reconnaissance plane. The book has been supplemented with new pictures and include a large number of detailed 3D visualization featuring aircraft design.
* Free masking foil and decal sheets for modelers * Full color profiles Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) (52nd Fighter Wing) was the most successful Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II, with a claim total of more than 10,000 victories over enemy aircraft. The top three Luftwaffe aces, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall, all flew with the JG 52. The unit flew the various marks of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 exclusively through the war. This is the second volume of the history of this Luftwaffe Me 109 unit from its transfer east in June 1941, which includes Operation Barbarossa, -II/JG 52 over Russia, -III/JG 52 over Ukraine, -I/JG 52 in Russia. Includes free decals. About the Series Air Miniatures is a series of books which focuses on the combat history of combat aircraft units. Each volume covers the history of the air unit, its organization, equipment, camouflage, markings and detailed descriptions of the day-to-day exploits of the unit's air combat. Includes over 50 photographs, as well as maps, color profile artwork and free extras for modelers, with decals, photo-etched brass and masking foil.
The book concerns the Luftwaffe activity in North Africa during the first eight months of 1942. The author presents not only the actions of famous JG 27 fighters against Hurricanes, Kittyhawks and RAF bombers, but also the less frequently described service of bomber and ground-attack units of the Luftwaffe, which had played important role in supporting the Panzerarmee Afrika offensives. Like the other publications in the series, this title includes many firsthand accounts and period photos. REVIEWS covers pretty much all the operations of the Luftwaffe where there was air combat for this entire period. There are quite a few pilot stories and action reports that make books like this interesting to readers. A goodly selection of period photos as well as a number of fine color profiles of desert painted Bf-109Fs are included in this volume. It given an excellent look at combat and the lax times as well, making for a well rounded book that I know you will enjoy reading. Modeling Madness
120 pages 124 black and white photos 120 renders format sizes 210x297 mm matte coated paper soft cover binding
The monograph devoted to the early versions of the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the most famous WW2 German fighter, discusses its origins and development with coverage of changes made in its first prototypes, A-D variants and their sub- variants.
Tests with the Arado Ar 234 prototypes demonstrated that straight wings retained their good aerodynamic characteristics only at speeds below 800 kph. Near-supersonic flights demanded a completely new approach to wing geometry.
This monograph on the Messerschmitt Me 262, WW2 German jet fighter and fighter-bomber, discusses its design and development in regard to the evolution of jet propulsion and the Messerschmitt company. The authors describe the utility of the most advanced Luftwaffe fighter in Erprobungskommando 262, Einsatzkommando Schenk, Kommando Nowotny and JG 7 'Nowotny'. The book also contains chapters on the production and experimental versions of the aircraft, and camouflage schemes. Includes: 2 folded sheets printed on both sides. The first includes more 1:48 scale drawings, while 1:32 scale drawings of Me 262 A-1a and B-1a/U1 are printed on the second.
Aircraft described as flying wing have sparked the interest of designers since the early, pioneer years of aviation. This definition is used to describe aircraft with specific design solutions, allowing for resignation from conventional vertical and horizontal empennage and primarily from a conventional fuselage. Virtually the whole airframe comprises only the wing, housing both the cockpit and powerplant. A sub-group of flying wings is tailless aircraft, differing from the traditional designs only in lack of horizontal empennage.
