Ratch Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Originally Ha 141, designed by Dr. Ing Vogt in 1937 as a private venture, the prototype first flew on 25 February 1938. The A series flew well, but the five BV 141B-0’s were plagued with various troubles. The B series first flew on 9 January 1941. These problems were solved with the development of the Argus As 820 power plant giving a maximum speed of 345mph, a vast improvement on the previous BMW engine. Although originally designed for a reconnaissance role, it was transformed into a torpedo carrying Maritime Patrol aircraft designated Bv 141B-05 and assigned to Küstenfliegergruppe 906. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I love it. The Bv141 is such a great aircraft and your version looks brilliant. Love the classic stand too!! Well done Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Nice job on the old Airfix kit Ratch... yes the stand is a classic. Shame they aren't included anymore ...... BillyD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Cheers guys. You could buy the stands up to a couple of years ago but they now seem to have gone for the black multi-stands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Looks fantastic, I always wanted to build one of these but never got around to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 I made a few alterations in whiffing up the kit. The remotely controlled turret is from a B-29, the propeller (and probably the engine) are from a B-17, the torpedoes from a He 111 IIRC, the drop tanks from a couple of Bf 109s and the loop aerial and nose gun from the spares box (no idea which kits) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Moon Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Awesome! One of my favorite designs and I love the extra add-ons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Very nice job on this asymmetrical oddity! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Fine example of an oddball plane. Will add one to my stash if I can get hold of one. Excellent work. As stated previously love the old retro stand, reminds me of my youth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Thanks very much guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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