The Messerschmitt Me 509 was a project underway in Germany during World War II based on the Me 309 but with the engine located behind the cockpit like the US Bell P-39 Airacobra. The engine was a Daimler-Benz DB 605B driving a three-blade propeller and armament was to consist of two 13 mm MG 131 machine guns and two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons. The tricycle landing gear from the Me 309 was retained, which worked better on the 509 due to the lower weight on the nosewheel - the Me 309's front landing gear had collapsed during trials. Visibility was also better with the smaller nose. The project was cancelled along with the Me 309, but the Japanese made a similar aircraft, the Yokosuka R2Y Keiun, which suffered from engine overheating. _x000D_
Length: 9.94 m _x000D_
Wingspan: 11.27 m _x000D_
Height: 3.98 m _x000D_
Powerplant: 1× Daimler-Benz DB 605B, 1,085 kW (1,455 hp) _x000D_
Max speed: 760 km/h _x000D_
Guns: _x000D_
2 × 13 mm MG 131 machine guns _x000D_
2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons _x000D_
Item No 02849 _x000D_
Item Name German Messerschmitt Me509 Fighter _x000D_
Bar Code 9580208028491 _x000D_
Scale 1:48 _x000D_
Item Type Static Kit _x000D_
Model Brief Length:206 mm Wingspan:235 mm _x000D_
Total Parts 90+pcs _x000D_
Metal Parts n/a _x000D_
Photo Etched Parts 1piece _x000D_
Film Parts n/a _x000D_
Resin Parts n/a _x000D_
Total Sprues 4sprues _x000D_
Paint Schemes German _x000D_
Released Date 2011-10 _x000D_
More Features " The kit consists of over 90 parts , includes 6 clear parts _x000D_
- fuselage&wing with finely engraved panel lines"
