Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA32505
Ju 87B Stuka Diecast Model
Luftwaffe 6./StG 77
Limited Edition
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Junkers Ju 87B Stuka | | 6.25" | | 7.5" |
Decorated in extravagant yellow markings (yellow theatre markings, yellow Staffel letter and trim), this 6.Staffel Junkers Ju87 Stuka was part of Il./StG 77. This unit was first involved in the attack on Yugoslavia in April 1941. They attacked from the North, from their base in Graz in Austria before likewise moving down to Argos to participate in the Cretan campaign.
This model faithfully replicates the gull-wing or “cranked” wing pattern, which with the spatted main gear was one of the most notable and unusual features of this aircraft. Delicately assembled dive-brakes can be seen be seen beneath each wing. A 250kg bomb is mounted to the U-shaped crutch below the fuselage. The top engine cover can be removed to reveal the inverted Junkers Jumo 211D engine with the correct main engine support frames. Additional features include all-metal braced elevators, engine radiator detail, slotted ailerons and flaps and a rearward-facing machine gunner manning the M15 machine gun.
The Corgi "Aviation Archive" presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft. The vast Aviation Archive range has become the standard by which all other diecast airplane ranges are judged. Each Corgi model is based on a specific aircraft from an important historical or modern era of flight, and has been authentically detailed from original documents and archival library material. Famous airplanes and aviators from both military and commercial airline aviation are all honored.
Corgi "Aviation Archive" diecast airplanes feature:
- 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.
- Optional extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
- Poseable presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.
- Detailed pilot and crew member figures.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Selected interchangeable features such as airbrakes, opened canopies and access panels.
- Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings.
Designed as a close support aircraft, the Ju 87 was first flown in 1935. Armed with twin 37mm cannons, the Ju 87 series was crewed by a pilot and a rear-gunner. An elongated U-shaped crutch located under the fuselage was designed to swing the bomb out of the way of the propeller. The design included several innovative features such as automatic dive brakes under both wings that ensured recovery from an attack dive even if the pilot blacked out during the 6 g pullout. The shape of the inverted gull wings improved pilot-to-ground visibility and also provided shorter undercarriage height.
