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Arado Ar 234 C-3 Jet Bomber
The Arado 234C was the first four-engined jet bomber in the world. It was such an advanced aircraft that its design served as a basis for subsequent modern jet bombers such as the Handley Page Victor and the North American B-45 Tornado. Its reliability and outstanding flying capabilities made the Arado 234 one of the most popular aircraft with the Luftwaffe pilots of World War II. The Arado 234C-3 was a development of the twin-engined Arado 234B-2 jet bomber, that in many instances depended on the assistance of its two rockets to take off on unpaved runways. The solution was four BMW 003A-1 jet engines each with 800 kp thrust. In February 1944 the first machines began their trials. The BMW engines proved to be very unreliable and test flights had to be suspended until September 1944 with further trial models, when BMW had got to grips with the problems. The Ar 234C-3 went into production in February 1945, however by the end of the war only 19 had been built. These aircraft were delivered to a wide variety of units, including the KG 76 and 1.(F)/123 - a reconnaissance unit. Max. speed 873 km/h, normal range: 770 km.
Features : Flush metal joints, structural details shown on surface, detailed cockpit with consoles and instrument panel, control column and foot pedals, large glazed cockpit canopy, optional with camera equipment for reconnaissance version, twin engines with detailed air intake and rear nozzles, detailed landing gear, decals for 2 Luftwaffe versions.
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