Ju-87 Stuka Wood Model Airplane Product Description:
- Handcarved Mahogany Wood Model Airplane
- 1/32 scale model, Span: 17", Length: 14.2"
- Handcrafted and Handpainted
- Comes with base stand ready for display
Product Description
The Junkers Ju-87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, "dive bomber") was a two-man German ground-attack aircraft. The Ju-87 was designed by Hermann Pohlmann. Pohlmann held the opinion that any dive-bomber design needed to be simple and robust. This led to many technical innovations, like the retractable undercarriage being discarded in favour of one of the Stuka's distinctive features, its fixed and "spatted" undercarriage. The Ju-87 made its first flight in 1935 and made its combat debut in 1936 as part of the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. The aircraft was easily recognizable by its inverted gull wings, fixed spatted undercarriage and its infamous Jericho-Trompete wailing siren, becoming the propaganda symbol of German air power and the blitzkrieg victories of 1939-1942. The Stuka's design included several innovative features, including automatic pull-up dive brakes under both wings to ensure that the aircraft recovered from its attack dive even if the pilot blacked out from the high acceleration.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Model Not as Advertised, But....
By K. Ibarra
The Ju-87 aircraft I received did not match the advertised photo. It was a different version of the Ju-87, but I loved it anyway. The version I received had bombs and not the wing cannons, and was painted differently. Definitely a keeper !!
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