Me 309 announced by Fly Models

[RBrown]

[Martinnfb]

Thank you for the exciting news.   

 

I wonder what happened to the Su-7 project?

 

But then the little Nazicobra is OK as well.

[CRAZY IVAN5]

Ok, I'll be the outlier here and ask the question,why? There were only 4-5 built and was a failure, can't even fold this over into a "Luft46" type thing . What DID happen to the SU-7 project.

[thierry laurent]

It was indeed a failure (as was the 209). However it had an important role in the evolution of the technologies developed by Messerschmitt. So, globally this is not worse than the Horten we got from TWO different producers. Personally, I'm happy as I always liked the lines of that aircraft!

[RCPlym]

Well that is an oddling.

[MikeC]

The lines of the fuselage show a certain family resemblance to the 262 imo, particularly aft of the cockpit. As to "why", well why not? At least this was actually built, unlike some of the German paper projects that have been kitted. 

[Martinnfb]

3 hours ago, CRAZY IVAN5 said:

Ok, I'll be the outlier here and ask the question,why? There were only 4-5 built and was a failure, can't even fold this over into a "Luft46" type thing . What DID happen to the SU-7 project.

 

It's a long story 

 

 

 

Very long one

 

proposed box art 

 

[RBrown]

The Me 309 was not a hopeless design, more a victim of timing, priorities, and wartime pressures.  The potential of the turbojet is what ended the development of the Me 309. 

 

On the basis of historical significance alone the Me 309 seams an odd choice for a 1/32 scale kit, but it is cool looking, it is Luftwaffe, and it has the Messerschmitt pedigree. 

 

 

 

Edited May 23 by RBrown

[D Bellis]

54 minutes ago, RBrown said:

The potential of the turbojet is what ended the development of the Me 309. 

The turbojet's potential was almost certainly a contributing factor. However, the immediate reason for the Me 309's cancellation was that the far more promising Fw 190D-0 (which flew about 4 months after the Me 309's first flight) showed significantly better performance and greater developmental potential while not impinging on Daimler-Benz engine production. 

 

Back to the subject at hand, I'll be buying at least one of Fly's '309 kits simply because I find the subject interesting. Everyone else's mileage will likely vary. 

 

D

[firefly7]

I'll be buying 2 of these as soon as they are available. Way to go Fly.  👍   Cheers.

[dutik]

Will bypass this one. Looking forward for the Su-7 kit. Box art shows the unlucky czech Su-7 shot down accidentally by a polish Mig-21 in 1971. The pilot survived; the czech AF recievend a Su-7 from polish AF to compensate the loss. Nice choice 

 

Regards

- dutik

[DugyB]

17 hours ago, RCPlym said:

Well that is an oddling.

Looks like a pimped up P-39, I’m out … 🫡

[Raymond Poore]

Looks fun to me.

[Big J]

Anything produced from the Luftwaffe in ww2 is all right by me 😁

[Rick Griewski]

6 hours ago, DugyB said:

Looks like a pimped up P-39, I’m out … 🫡

I bet This kit will look good on the shelf next to the P-39.