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1/48 - Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für Segelflug DFS 228 resin kit by Master-X - released


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Yes that canopy is unacceptable by todays standards.

As for weird, its origins go back to glider designer Felix Kracht and the DFS54 a similar looking high altitude sailplane with pressure cabin - the inspiration being several deaths at heights of ocer 30,000 feet at the 1938 Rhon gliding competition. The DFS54 morphed into the Walter powered reconnaissance DFS228 which is said to have been the inspiration for the Lockheed U2.

Paul 

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