1/72 AA2045 Anigrand Antonov A-40 KT Flying Tank
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
Includes both the tank and aircraft built around it. Very highly detailed and beautifully molded in high definition resin. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Antonov flying tank did reach the prototype state and flew. It was a large glider built around a tank; the goal was to be able to deliver tanks to the front line in very quickly and without truck or rail transport. The design did fly with a light tank and the flight was successful with a good landing. However, the armament was removed for the test to save weight. The pilot said that the craft handled well but did not think that the test would be successful with a fully armed tank; and besides, the tank needed at the front was not a light tank but the much heavier T-34; so the project was abandoned.
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