Armstrong Whitworth/Arado E.555 Vanquish

[MartG]

When British troops overran the Arado factory in Warnemunde at the end of WWII, they managed to remove the prototype of the E.555 Amerikabomber before the Soviet army arrived, along with data and designs relating to its development. Once back in Britain the haul was handed over to Armstrong Whitworth for evaluation.

Concluding fairly rapidly that the Achilles heel of the existing prototype was it's relatively unreliable engines, AW proposed replacing them with British engines. The scheme was approved, and the aircraft emerged with three Derwent IV engines giving similar total thrust to the original BMW units, though with significantly improved fuel consumption.

Put into limited production as the AW Vanquish B.1, the aircraft gave the RAF an early taste of operating a high performance long-range jet bomber. In common with other RAF bombers of the period, the aircraft was not fitted with defensive armament, the resulting weight loss allowing the carriage of early nuclear weapons.

Revell kit, engines from a couple of Airfix Gloster Meteors

[The Rat]

What have you been drinking/smoking lately? I think we all need some.

She's just another incredible job!

[SPINNERS]

Oh yes! With three Derwent engines what size is this aeroplane. Two-thirds Vulcan B.1?

[SSgt Baloo]

Fantastic plane! I always liked flying wings. 

[bexwh773]

Now thats something you dont see every day, very impressive, and the anti flash sets her off nicely

Thanks for sharing

Bex

[fallenphoenix]

Never really been a big fan of anti flash white birds but it just looks right on this one, silver intakes are a nice touch as well.

Craig 

[Sisko]

Gloss paint like a mirror! Fantastic job

[Martin H]

now why wasnt that on the sig stand at SMW?

[Brian da Basher]

The anti-flash white is a natural with those RAF markings for this beauty!

Brian da Basher

[Ed S]

Brilliant concept and well executed.  Nice model.



Ed

[Jeffry Fontaine]

If this keeps up, we will have to nominate MartG for the Whiffey Award.

[cthulhu77]

STUNNING!!!!!!

[Jschmus]

That's beautiful!

[nev]

Nice move to go to 3 Derwents, but that back-story sounds awfully familiar.... *whistle*

[lancer]

That is one gorgeous looking bomber...nicely built