
V-1 Flying Bomb w/Interior 1/35
A manned version of the V-1 rocket, the Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg IV, was intended for suicide attacks on Allied aircraft and selected targets. The suicide flight program was intended to be implemented at the end of the war in 1945. Officially, the German military authorities used the term "ramming," but the possibility of pilot ejection was practically impossible due to the high speed and the fact that the cockpit canopy was located just below the jet engine intake, tilted only 45 degrees, making it impossible for the pilot to quickly lower the rocket cabin and land by parachute. A total of 70 pilots were trained, and 175 Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg IVs were produced, but their practical application on the battlefield was never achieved. The Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg IV rocket itself was almost identical to the Japanese Yokosuka MXY7 Okha, used by Japanese suicide pilots, except that the Japanese pilot's cockpit was bolted down, preventing the rocket from launching during flight, while the cockpit in the German rockets offered a theoretical chance of escape, though in practice this was not feasible. Specifications: Length: 8m, wingspan: 5.72m, maximum speed: 800 km/h, maximum range: 330 km.