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Beriev A-40 Mermaid. Also includes BONUS kits of the Beriev R-1, Moskalyov SAM-29 and Kamov Ka-29 Helix-B. In 1976, after the success of the Be-12, the Beriev bureau began to research the feasibility of designing a next generation / jet-powered anti-submarine seaplane. The design drew the attention of Soviet Navy. In 1983, Soviet Government chief Designer AK Konstantinov with the support of Navy, issued an order to Beriev to p...
Short SA.4 Sperrin. Includes BONUS kits of the Gloster Javelin, Hawker P.1127 and Short SB.5. After the end of the second World War, the British military felt there was a need for an independent strategic bombing capability that they should not be reliant upon the U.S. Strategic Air Command. In 1947, Air Ministry issued a request in the form of Specification B.35/46 for an advanced jet bomber capable of carrying a nuclear bomb...
Bartini-Beriev VVA-14M1P Soviet coastlines sea monster. Includes BONUS kits of the IL-28 Beagle, Yak-25RV Mandrake and Mi-4 Hound. In late 1950s, the U.S. Navy started the Polaris program which was to arm the submarines with ballistic missiles. The USSR quickly issued requirement to industries for the Anti-Submarine-Warfare system. A vehicle was initially seen as urgently needed to destroy Polaris-missile submarines. The Minis...
Junkers EF-132 . Final jet bomber captured by Russian. Includes BONUS kits of the Lippisch Li.P12 Entwurf III, Focke-Wulf P.0310251-1006 Victoria tail, Messerschmitt Me.P1106 and Heinkel WESPE. In the autumn of 1944 Reichsmarschall Goring instructed the Junkers and Messerschmitt works to design and produce the very long-range bombers which would be capable of delivering 4000kg bomb load, at high speeds and over extreme distanc...
BAe Nimrod AEW.3. Includes BONUS aircraft of the Hawker P.1121, Fairey Gannet AEW.3, Cierva W.11 Air Horse. In 1973, the RAF had begun to examine the options for replacing the Airborne Early Warning (AEW) variant of the Avro Shackleton. Boeing offered the E-3A Sentry, but the over water performance of its radar was judged to be poor. It was announced that a specialized version of the Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod, the AEW.3 would be ...
Junkers Ju-352V-2 Herkules. Includes bonus kits of the Flettner Fl-265, Blohm-und-Voss Bv-141B, Messerschmitt Me-609, Focke-Wulf Fw-226 Flitzer. In 1942, due to the worsening war situation and a critical shortage of metal materials, Reich Air Ministry instructed Junkers to redesign the structure of the Junkers Ju.252 transport airplane. Junkers proposed the Ju.352 Herkules, itself developed in an attempt to replace the Ju.52/3...
Nakajima G8N-1 Renzan. Includes bonus kits of the Kokusai Ta-go, Rikugan Ki-202 Shusui-kai, Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi, and Kawasaki Ki-119. In 1943, the Imperial Japan Navy issued a long-range land-based attack bomber specification. Nakajima aircraft company was selected to design a four-engine bomber capable of meeting an specification for a plane with maximum speed of 590 km/h able to carry 4,000 kg bomb-load. Nakajima's desig...
Boeing XCH-62 HLH Heavy lift helicopter program. Includes BONUS aircraft of the Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane, Fairchild VZ-5 Fledgling and Cessna YH-41 Seneca. In 1967, the Soviet Mil V-12 helicopter made its first lift-off successfully. The U.S. military had an urge to match or top this heavy-lift helicopter. In early 1970, a joint Army and Navy working committee was formed to study the development of a heavy lift helicopter. The...
Shaanxi KJ-200. Balance Beam PLAAF AWACS testbed. LAST ONES!! SAVE 1/3RD!!! Includes BONUS aircraft of the CAIC WZ-10, Chengdu J-10 and Shenyeng J-14. In late 1990s, the PLA Air Force realised that they would lack the modern AEW&C capability, as the Russias would only sell them an export version Beriev A-50, with considerably reduced capability. The only solution left was to build an AEW&C aircraft of their own. In 2001, the S...
Alexejev KM Ekranoplan Caspian Sea monster. Includes BONUS aircraft of the Yakovlev Yak-15 Feather, Yurjev KIT-1 and SSAKTB SL-2P Twin Blanik. In early 1960s, the Soviet Navy command was urgently needed a fast military transport capable of carrying a large payload on the shore of Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The Minister of Defense recognized a Wing-In-Ground effect vehicle which basically allowed for a greater weight aircraft t...
Blohm-und-Voss Bv-238V-1. Includes BONUS kits of the Focke-Wulf P.III, FFG.227, Junkers SPF and Focke-Achgelis Fa-225. The largest aircraft of the Axis powers. In 1940, Blohm-und-Voss began design work on a 8-engine flying boat, the Bv.P.200 for RLM, which was expected to carry 120 passengers. However, since the Jumo diesel engines never achieved operational maturity, the P.200 project was dropped. In 1941, Blohm-und-Voss subm...
Lockheed C-69 Constellation Troop transport 'Connie'. Includes BONUS kits of Republic XP-72, Republic XP-69 and Convair XA-41. In December 1942, following the United States entered World War II, the production lines at the Lockheed were taken over by the U.S. government for the war effort. Along with the assembly lines of the L-049 Constellation airliner that ordered by Trans World and Pam American Airlines, were also requisit...
Piasecki YH-16 Transporter. World largest helicopter in 1950s. Includes bonus kits of the Kaman HH-43B Huskie, McDonnell XV-1 Convertiplane and Doak VZ-4DA. In 1946, the U.S. Army Air Corp issued an requirement for a wide-ranging helicopter capable of rescuing downed strategic bomber crews. The aircraft also had military application as a large troop and cargo transport. Piasecki submitted the Model PV-15, and was awarded a con...
Tupolev TB-3. The world's first 4-engined monplane bomber. Includes BONUS kits of the Polikarpov I-16, Polikarpov I-5 and Grigorovich I-Z. In 1925, the Soviet Air Force approached the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute with a requirement for a heavy bomber with total engine output of 1,970hp. Tupolev OKB was selected to start design work in 1926. The mock-up was approved in 1929, and was given military designation TB-3 and civ...
Boeing C-75 Stratoliner. Includes bonus kits of the Northrop A-17 Nomad / Kellett YO-60 / Ryan XF2R-1 Darkshark. In 1937, Boeing designed a four-engined Model 307 airliner based on its B-17C heavy bomber to operate at altitudes of 20,000 ft. Boeing built ten Stratoliners but production stopped at the onset of war in 1940. At the time the U.S. entered World War II, the U.S. Military required for the long-range transport aircraf...
Breguet Br.765 Sahara Military freighter version of Deux-Ponts Includes BONUS kits of the Leduc 0.22, Dassault_Mirage G8.01
and Sub-Ouest S.O.4000. In 1944, Luftwaffe issued an requirement to aviation industries for a heavy transport airplane as a prospective replacement for the Messerschmitt Me.322 Gigant. Breguet submitted the Br.760 proposal, and a design study have been undertaken. Development was delayed due to war situa...
Messerschmitt Me-321 Gigant. Heavy glider for invasion of Britain & Russia. Includes bonus kits of the Gotha Go.50 / Lippisch Glider-bomber / He.111Z Zwilling / DFS DFS-230. In 1940, due to the preparations for the invasion of Britain and Russia, the Luftwaffe's Transport Command realized a need for a larger capacity cargo and troop carrying aircraft. It was decided that the most cost-effective solution was to use giant glider...
Mil V-12 Homer. World's largest helicopter. Includes bonus kits of the YaK-24 Horse / Kamov Ka-60 / Kamov A-16. In 1961, the Soviet Air Force issued an requirement for a heavy lift helicopter able to carry major missile components. It would be worked together with the Antonov An-22 airlifter that would carry remote missile launch site. Mil OKB was selected for a tandem-rotor layout development. The bureau claimed a twin side-b...
Boeing YAL-1A The Airborne Laser Test Bed. Includes bonus kits of the Bede BD-5 / Pilatus UV-20A Chiricahua / Northrop Tacit Blue. In 1996, the U.S. Air Force launched the Airborne Laser program for the destruction of tactical theatre ballistic missiles. The Department of Defense awarded Boeing for the program management, systems integration, battle management system and modification of the 747-400F aircraft. Northrop Grumman ...
Convair R3Y-1 Tradewind flying boat. Includes these bonus kits Kaman SH-2 Seaspirite, de Havilland U-6A Beaver and North-American XA2J-1 Super Savage. In 1944, the U.S. Navy asked the industries to enter a design competition for a 105,000 pound patrol boat powered by four radials. At the end of the war, two German Bv.222 flying boats were captured by US forces. Convair acquired one for evaluation at Naval Air Station, the inte...
Handley-Page Halifax B Mk.I. Includes BONUS kits of the GAL.56/04, Miles M.30 X-Minor and Avro Rota. Main RAF heavy bomber other than Lancaster. In 1936, when the British Air Ministry issued Specification B.12/36 which called for a conventional design which could operate from existing airfields but have a range of not less than 3,000 miles and carry a bomb load in excess of 8,000 lbs. In all 19 aircraft manufacturers were advi...
Blohm-und-Voss Bv.P.184 Includes bonus kits of the Henschel Hs.P.122; Messerschitt Me.Libelle; Junkers EF.128; Blohm-und-Voss Bv.P.204 Between 1942 and 1944 the Blohm and Voss design team submitted to RLM a number of project proposals for long-range bombers. One design for a reconnaissance and bomber proposed under the project designation P.184.01 was come from mind of Blohm and Voss cheif designer and head of the project bure...
Vickers Windsor Includes these bonus kits Handley-Page HP.75 Manx, Baynes Bat, Vickers Type-432. In 1941, the Bristish Air Ministry issued an requirement for a high-altitude bomber with a pressurised crew compartment. By the time Vickers was already working on a experimental Wellingtion with pressure cabin nose. They submitted Type 447 proposal to Air Ministry, and was received contract for three Windsor prototypes plus two B....
BMW Schnellbomber P.II. Includes BONUS kits of the Messerschmitt Me.1111, Arado Ar.E.530, Blohm and Voss Bv.P.192 and Messerschmitt Me.1019-16. Long range Forward-swept wing bomber.
In 1944, Reichsmarschall Goring instructed the Messerschmitt and Junkers to design and produce very long-range bombers which would be capable of carrying a 4,000 kg bomb load, at high speeds and over extreme distances, to mount strategic air stri...