Me 600; circular winged aircraft

Started by Rheged, March 24, 2020, 09:22:46 AM

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Rheged

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Dizzyfugu

Never heard of the "Me 600" designation (sounds like invented by Luft '46 nerds), I only know it as the "Sack A.S. 6"; it was a simple technology demonstrator/research aircraft. IIRC, Special Hobby even did a model of it.

TomZ

Nothing to do with Messerschmitt apart from the canopy from 109 and the landing gear if I remember correctly.

More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_AS-6

There are some models out there for this little thing:
- Special Hobby in 1/72
- RS Model in 1/72
- Special Hobby in 1/48
- UMM in 1/48
- Anigrand 1/144 (bonus kit in the Haunebu II kit)

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RS did a resin kit in the mid 90s and Special Hobby did a limited run one in both 72nd and 48th.
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I thought that thing looked familiar. I have a book that was given to me as as kid and it has one of those in it. It's in the UFO section if I remember correctly .
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Yeah, I built the Special Hobby in 48 scale - simple enough kit - small resin engine going from memory. Not sure - we are doing home renovations (started before COVID-19) and the plastic is all packed away.

jcf

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on March 24, 2020, 10:23:48 AM
Never heard of the "Me 600" designation (sounds like invented by Luft '46 nerds), I only know it as the "Sack A.S. 6"; it was a simple technology demonstrator/research aircraft. IIRC, Special Hobby even did a model of it.

Seeing as the source is Rob Arndt's "Mystical Nazi Flying Saucers" site, it's a step beyond just
Luft '46 nerds.
:rolleyes:  ;D  :banghead:

Mossie

I've heard of it before, it's also known as the Sack AS.7.  I thought about putting the Special Hobby 1/48 AS.6 wing on a 1/72 Bf.109K, can't remember what my conclusions where.

There's a resin kit available:
https://www.drtebsale.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=478370
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zenrat

I have Secret Projects: Flying Saucer Aircraft by Bill Rose & Tony Buttler. 

Re the AS-6 & 7 it says;

Designed by Arthur Sack the AS-6 was built in 43/44 mostly from wood and fabric but utilising many components from crashed and wrecked Messerschmitt aircraft including an Me 108 engine and Me 109 canopy, seat, instruments and undercarriage.
It never flew apart from five short hops.  These showed that amongst other things the wings were too short to counteract the engines torque and it banked hard to the left as it left the ground.
It was destroyed in an air raid in early '45.
The AS-7 was a proposal for an Me 109k-4 fuselage fitted with circular wings.  "Some unconfirmed reports suggest that Messerschmitt had provisionally assigned the designation Me 600 to the AS-7".

Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

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