1:93 scale diecast model airplane from the Model Power Postage Stamp Planes 5564. Dornier Do 217 Luftwaffe, JT+FL, w/Me 328 Mistel Piggy Back.
Length 7 inches
Wingspan 8 inches
Features:
Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
Presentation stand to display the aircraft in flight.
Authentic ordnance loads
In 1943, the Me 328 was carried aloft by a Dornier Do 217E or launched from a catapult on the ground. These were followed by powered tests with two Argus As 014 pulsejets, as used on the V1 flying bomb. The extreme vibration created by the pulsejets proved highly detrimental to the Me 328's light wooden airframe, and two prototypes were destroyed by this alone.
Despite these shortcomings, a wide variety of roles were suggested for the aircraft, ranging from a point-defence interceptor, to a U-Boat defense system, to a ground-attack machine. Various modifications to the prototypes were made to evaluate their suitability for these missions, and different engine configurations were trialled. Despite all this, the vibration problem simply could not be overcome and the program was abandoned in early 1944, even as production facilities were being readied to construct the aircraft at the Jacob Schweyer sailplane factory.