COBI Building Set HC WW2 Junkers Ju 87 B-2 (COBI-5748)

Construction set of the German dive bomber and combat aircraft model Junkers JU 87 B-2. The assembled model has a rotating propeller, adjustable control surfaces, and a removable cockpit cover to seat the Luftwaffe pilot figure and rear gunner. Under the wings and fuselage, there are suspended aerial bombs. The assembled model can stand on its own landing gear, or you can safely place it on a new transparent stand with a description.

Scale: 1:32
Number of figures: 2 pcs
Box dimensions (packaging): 40 x 28 x 6 cm
Dimensions when assembled: 42 x 34.5 x 14 cm
Number of bricks: 525 pcs
Package weight: 765 g
Recommended age: 8+
Bricks can be combined with another well-known brand: Yes
Contains glowing bricks: No
Material: Plastic
Collection: World War II

Interesting facts:
» The chief designer of Junkers, Hermann Pohlmann, worked on the bomber's design since 1933.
» The prototype, still equipped with a British Rolls-Royce engine, first took off from the factory airfield in Dessau on September 17, 1935.
» In its time, it was a quality and reliable machine equipped with a semi-automatic assistant for leveling climbing flight.
» The Jericho-Trompete siren was installed on the leading edges of the wings, whose scream accompanied every attack of the aircraft.
» Initially, the JU 87 was a dangerous weapon of the Luftwaffe, but by 1940 it easily became a victim of anti-aircraft fire and fast maneuvering battles with fighters.
» Production ended in 1944 when the decimated Luftwaffe no longer had enough aircraft to accompany the vulnerable Junkers.
» In the last year of the war, the aircraft were used almost exclusively for night missions to minimize own losses under the cover of darkness.
» The JU 87 B-2 TROP version was specially adapted for operation in desert conditions.
» Perhaps the most successful JU 87 pilot was Hans-Ulrich Rudel, who on May 8, 1945, at the end of the war, took off from his home airfield in the Czech Republic to fly over territory occupied by the Americans and avoid capture by the Soviet army.
» A total of approximately 5,800 units were produced in 30 different versions.
» The Ju 87 was in the armament of several European countries, such as Bulgaria, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain.

Technical parameters of the original
Dimensions: wingspan 13.6 m, length 11.1 m, height 4.1 m
Empty aircraft weight: 2,750 kg
Maximum take-off weight: 5,000 kg
Power unit: 12-cylinder Jumo 211DA engine with 882 kW power
Range: 790 km
Maximum flight altitude: 8,000 m
Climb rate: 5.5 m/s
Maximum speed: 380 km/h
Fuel tank capacity: 780 l
Armament: 2x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun in wings + 1x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun at the rear + 250 kg aerial bomb under the fuselage 4x 50 kg aerial bomb under the wings
2 crew members