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The first of Germany's "V-weapons" to be unleashed, the V-1, also known as the Fieseler FI-103, was a small pilotless aircraft powered by a pulse jet engine and carrying a one-ton explosive warhead. Although prone to mechanical failure and vulnerable to fighters, barrage balloons, and anti-aircraft fire, the V-1 nevertheless caused great destruction to targets in England and Belgium. Troops and civilians subjected to these attacks nicknamed them "doodlebugs" or "buzz bombs". The flying bomb concept can be seen today in the modern cruise missile. This model builds into an accurate and detailed 1/32 scale replica of the V-1, with a length of over ten inches and a wing span of over six inches. You will need a printer capable of printing on card or cover stock. Click here to see photos of the finished model. Note to webmasters! If you want to offer this kit on your site, please read this first.
The model files The parts and instructions are in Adobe PDF format, and have been compressed into ZIP files for faster transfer. They should work on any Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 or Unix/Linux computer. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader and an un-ZIP program. If files are unavailable or slow to download, try at a different time of day, when the file servers may be less busy. Primary site: Follow this link to download the instruction and parts files.
Secondary site: If you have trouble downloading files using the above link, you can try getting them from another site.
Related links A photographic review of this model can be viewed on the Kartonbau.de site. Although written in German, non-German speakers may find the photos helpful in building the model. History of Flight - V-1 Flying Bomb - From the Science Museum London, data and history of the V-1, including a cutaway drawing. A detailed history of the V-1 from Marcus Wendel's Axis History Factbook.
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