V-1 flying bomb.
The V-1 flying bomb, also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb, or doodlebug, was an early pulse-jet-powered predecessor of the cruise missile. The V-1 was developed at Peenemünde Army Research Centre by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
The V-1 was designed for terror bombing of London England. They were launched from sites along the French and Dutch coasts. The first V-1 was launched towards London on 13 June 1944, one week after (and prompted by) the successful Allied landing in Europe. At its peak, more than one hundred V-1s a day were fired at south-east England, 9,521 in total, decreasing in number as sites were overrun until October 1944, when the last V-1 site in range of Britain was overrun by Allied forces. After this, the V-1s were directed at the port of Antwerp and other targets in Belgium, with 2,448 V-1s being launched. The attacks stopped when the last launch site was overrun on 29 March 1945.
Thanks to pplace for the model.
A few refinements for good flight characteristics in RF 7.5.
Flight controls include rudder, elevators, ailerons, throttle.
Fly with the channel 5 rate switch in the “High” position.
This model flies fairly well and glides in nicely for dead stick landings.
The V-1 flying bomb, also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb, or doodlebug, was an early pulse-jet-powered predecessor of the cruise missile. The V-1 was developed at Peenemünde Army Research Centre by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
The V-1 was designed for terror bombing of London England. They were launched from sites along the French and Dutch coasts. The first V-1 was launched towards London on 13 June 1944, one week after (and prompted by) the successful Allied landing in Europe. At its peak, more than one hundred V-1s a day were fired at south-east England, 9,521 in total, decreasing in number as sites were overrun until October 1944, when the last V-1 site in range of Britain was overrun by Allied forces. After this, the V-1s were directed at the port of Antwerp and other targets in Belgium, with 2,448 V-1s being launched. The attacks stopped when the last launch site was overrun on 29 March 1945.
Thanks to pplace for the model.
A few refinements for good flight characteristics in RF 7.5.
Flight controls include rudder, elevators, ailerons, throttle.
Fly with the channel 5 rate switch in the “High” position.
This model flies fairly well and glides in nicely for dead stick landings.
