1/144 Fantastic Plastic Horton XVIIIB-2 Project Amerika Bomber - Ho-XVII B-2
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
'Projekt Amerika' was Nazi Germany's program to develop an intercontinental bomber capable of striking the American East Coast with either conventional or atomic weapons. Numerous cutting-edge aircraft companies and designers were enlisted for this ambitious program and among them were Walter and Reimar Horten, better know as The Horten Brothers. Walter and Reimar were flying wing advocates who had already given the Luftwaffe the Horten Ho.229 twin-engine jet fighter. The Hortens contributed several long-range bomber designs to the 'Projeckt Amerika' program and all were jet-powered flying wings. The last of these was the XBIIIB-2. Purportedly developed in part with Messerschmitt and Junkers engineers, the bomber resembled the Lippisch DM-1 in that it featured a huge tail with the cockpit contained within it. The plane would have been powered by six BMW 003 turbojets contained within nacelles below the wings. Defensive machine guns were also placed within its nose and rear fuselage. Development of the XVIIB-2 never got past the initial design stage, as "Project Amerika" vanished along with Germany's dreams of world conquest in the Allied victory of May 1945. Rare and out of production. This detailed, high-definition resin model if the most modern kit made of this fantastic bomber concept. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
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