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28 inch HE-219 Uhu kit
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$ 27.50
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28 inch HE-219 Uhu kit w/ twin GWS Brushed Combo
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$ 60.00
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The laser-cut kit includes everything you need to build the airframe.
Detailed instructions are provided on a CD included with the kit.
To complete the model as shown, you will need:
- a receiver and two 6g micro-servos
- two GWS IPS motors and a 5amp brushed speed controller
- a 2-cell Lipo battery pack (400-700mah)
- hobby tools such as foam-safe paint, glue etc.
- two Yogurt containers to make the cowls (optional)
- two "Cox Warbird" spinners (optional)
The motors, props, and ESC we recommend are included in the motor combo package offered above.
This model is best suited for indoor venues, but will fly fine outside in calm conditions.
The Heinkel-219 Uhu nightfighter had a long and skinny fuselage and so the profile model looks quite
realistic while flying. The Uhu is very unusual and is sure to draw a lot of attention, especially
if you take the extra time to give it special camo paint job like the model here!
Our Uhu kit features etched "panel lines" on the wings and fins for a more realistic appearance.
Check out the larger 48" version that's available for outdoor flying.
Heinkel 219 Uhu ("Owl") History
Many knowledgable WWII aviation buffs consider the Heinkel 219 to be the ultimate night fighter. It was big, very fast, and terribly, terribly deadly.
On it's maiden flight, it shot down 5 Lancaster bombers in less than 30 minutes! It was armed with up to six 30mm automatic cannons firing
forward, and two more that could fire upwards at an oblique angle. It was equipped with a sophisticated radar. It was the first combat
aircraft in the world with ejection seats.
The plane would have been a much greater factor in the war, except that Germany wasn't able to produce it in large numbers due
to political fighting and the allied bomber's effect on production. Of more than 300 built, there is only one Uhu in existence - the fuselage is currently on display at the
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum near Dulles airport in the Washington DC area.
The wing is being restored and is going to be installed soon.
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