Tamiya 61076 - 1/48 Dornier Do335A-12 Trainer Anteater  [61076]

About the Dornier Do335A-12 Trainer "Anteater"

Although the hopes of this Luftwaffe rested regarding the twin-engine Dorner Do335 becoming Germany's next overpowering force in the sky, its implementation ended up being prematurely cut short by the close of WWII. The initial design of this multipurpose aircraft featured two liquid cooled machines powering two propellers. The look of Do335 was nothing lacking revolutionary, and supplied an unbelievable top-speed of 760km/h.
But the aircraft demanded of its pilot supreme flying strategy, specially during take-off and landing as soon as the cross-shaped end and back propeller often collided using the runway. For that reason, the double seater A-12 trainer version of Do335 was created, a conversion associated with the single-seater fighter-bomber A-1 variation. Initially, only some trainer versions were planned become produced. However, because of the considerable wide range of accidents during flight tests of A-0 and also the heightened should properly instruct pilots, orders were designed to convert the mid-production A-1 into A-12 trainer aircraft.

The bizarre appearance associated with the Do335 ended up being taken one action further in the A-12 variation, with the help of a trainer cockpit above and behind the main cockpit. This extra "hump" on fuselage led pilots to nickname it "Anteater". Associated with the eleven A-1 kinds produced, eight had been allowed to be changed to A-12 kinds, but only several were really finished. One or more among these aircraft ended up being finally seized by the invading Allies, and transported to England for display and experimentation.