Cobi H.C. WWII Horten HO 229

concept into the new jet era. As the BMW jet engines originally planned were not available, they switched to the already tried and tested Junkers Jumo 004 engines, which entailed a major conversion of the centre section. The Junkers-Jumo-004 was the world's first production-ready jet engine. The official first flight of the prototype, with Erwin Ziller as pilot, took place on 2 February 1945 and was largely satisfactory. During the final test flight, however, the engine failed, causing the aircraft to crash. Ziller suffered fatal injuries. Despite this incident, 40 aircraft were ordered. However, these were never produced, because around 2 months later, on 14 April 1945, US troops reached the production facility in Friedrichroda. Model with 953 parts, 1 minifigure, printed blocks and simple assembly instructions. Model dimensions (LxWxH): 23.5 x 52.5 x 10 cm.