01 The Blohm-und-Voss Bv-141 A - Technical Guide

Blohm und Voss Bv-141 — Valiant Wings, Airframe Detail 1

This is a specialist publication for modelers, not a kit. The first volume of the numbered Airframe Detail series of the British publishing house Valiant Wings Publishing was written by Richard A. Franks. Airframe Detail is a slimmer technical series that rests on a description of the structure, detail photographs and drawings from the original flight manuals.

The Blohm und Voss Bv 141 was a tactical reconnaissance aircraft with an asymmetric layout: the glazed crew nacelle was set out to the right of the center line, while the engine and the boom with the tail surfaces were to the left. The arrangement gave the crew a field of view that a symmetrical aircraft could not offer, and despite its looks the machine flew well. A small series of the Bv 141A was built, and the more powerful Bv 141B with the BMW 801 engine. The type never went into large-scale production, it stayed with the pre-production machines and no example has survived.

What the book contains

• Period photographs and detail shots of surviving machines
• Drawings and data from the original flight manuals
• A description of the structure, the equipment and the armament
• Color profiles with camouflage and markings (Richard J. Caruana)
• Updated surveys of kits, accessories and decals for the type

Who it is for

For modelers who build the Bv 141 and need to check the layout of the crew nacelle, the boom with the tail surfaces and the differences between the A and B series. It will appeal to anyone interested in unusual design solutions in German aviation as well.

Check the extent, the arrangement and the language version on the box.