Description
Buildable model of the Soviet PE-2 Bomber. HobbyBoss 80296.
The kit includes:
3 sprues with parts, fuselage,
decal,
step-by-step instruction.
Dimensions:
length: 175 mm,
wingspan: 238 mm.
Soviet dive bomber of World War II. The most massive dive bomber produced in the USSR. In the Finnish Air Force, he received the unofficial nickname Pekka-Eemeli: Pekka-Emelya (Pekka is his own name, an analogue of the Russian "Peter"). The Pe-2 also served as a flying laboratory for testing rocket boosters. The first flight with a functioning rocket launcher took place in October 1943. The speed increased by 92 km/h. Experiments with various versions of the Pe-2 with rocket launchers continued until 1945. The chief designer of the accelerators was S. P. Korolev.