WOW470 Arado E.555 Amerikabomber

Description

And now for something completely different, as Monty Python used to say, as this aircraft has the looks and the grace to be part of a Flying Circus.

The Arado E.555 was a long-range strategic bomber proposed by the German Arado company during WWII, in response to the RLM’s Amerikabomber project. The E.555 designation was applied to a series of long range jet bomber designs of various sizes, powerplant, crew and weapon load configurations. Fortunately for the Allies no aircraft were developed or constructed and the entire E.555 project was cancelled at the end of 1944.
The aircraft was to be powered using a jet engine which had not completed development as of 1944, the 34.3 kN (7,700 lbf) thrust BMW 018; from two to six of these powerplants in each of the proposed E.555 designs.

Several different E.555 design configurations were proposed and considered; the Arado team’s overall goal for the project was an aircraft with high speed, long-range and capable of carrying a four-ton (4,000 kg) bomb load.

With a crew of 3, the E555.1 would have been capable of over 500 MPH or 875km/h and a range of over 3,400 miles or 5400 kilometres. While being a ‘big beast’, with a length of 40ft 6 inches (12.35 metres) and a wingspan of 93ft 2 inches (28.4 metres) and 12 ft 3 inches (3.74 metres] high it still looks like something from a futuristic planet even to this day.  

Perhaps the most striking was the E.555-I, the version we are offering to collectors.  A six-engine, angular flying wing design with remotely-operated defensive MG turrets.

Our 1/30 is priced at $1200 plus shipping, we only have 3 models available.
The figures and accessories unfortunately are shown for scale comparison purposes and are not included.