Italeri 1286 - 1/72 Do 217 M-1 (Historic Upgrade w/PRM) WWII  [IT-1286S]

Period: Second World War

Country: Germany

Model Dim.: 23,4 cm

DO-217 M-1 HISTORIC UPGRADE PRM ED.

The Dornier Do 217 was one of the better “performers” of this German Luftwaffe that wound up satisfying different roles from bomber to reconnaissance aircraft and heavy-night fighter. This twin-engine 4-man aircraft starred in prototype kind by 1938 and would see several variations exist before the end of the war. Design regarding the Do 217 observed along the exact same lines of earlier Dornier bomber designs. Extetically unsightly sufficient reason for a “brutal”look, it was a scaled up Dornier Do 215 and at first running on the same engines. Inside late 1942 two new variants entered solution, the K and M models. These had a rounded and streamlined nose profile; the reduction in drag as well as the usage of effective machines (expecially the M variation), allows the “217” to made some 50km/h quicker versus previous E model, with a bomb load in excess of 4000kg. The Dornier 217 M, which first flew on July 16 of 1942, switch to better in-lineV12 fluid cooled Daimler Benz DB603. This motor had better performance at thin air than BMW 801. The Dornier 217, in majority K and M variations ended up being current with KG2, KG40 and KG66. During Steinbock raids the “217” flown with a load of AB1000 and AB500 bombs container, charged with fire bomblets. Truly the only capability in which the Do 217 ended up being used up to your end of the war was as a night reconnaissance plane. In most way, the Do 217 had been a success. It ended up being fast, reliable and versatile. It wasn’t super easy to travel (it had been heavy and dangerously fast in landing approach) but his high wing-load was a plus in security during inclement weather bombing runs. The Do 217 ended up being just built by the three Dornier flowers: Dornier Werke Friedrichshafen (DWF): 316 aircraft, Dornier Werke München (DWM): 985 aircraft and Norddeutsche Dornier Werke (NDW): 602 aircraft.