1/72 Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1 Rocket Fighter Collectors Release 1981 Soviet Union

What you see is what you get. A real gem from behind the iron curtain. 1/72 Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1 Rocket Fighter Collectors Release 1981 Soviet Union The Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1 was a Soviet short-range rocket powered interceptor developed during the Second World War. The BI-1RoleFighterManufacturerOKB-293DesignerA.Y.Bereznyak and A.M.IsayevFirst flight15 May 1942Retired9 March 1945Primary userSoviet Air ForceNumber built9The BI was flown 12 times under power, seven times with Dushkin's D-1-A-1100 engine, three times with the DM-4 ramjets, and twice with Isaev's RD-1 rocket engine.DateModelPilotThrust, kgfBurn Time, sAltitude, mSpeed, km/hClimb, m/s2 May 1942BI-1Bakhchivandzhi4.9 kN (1,100 lbf)131 m (3 ft 3 in)––15 May 1942BI-1Bakhchivandzhi5.886 kN (1,323 lbf)66840 m (2,760 ft)400 km/h (220 kn; 250 mph)23 m/s (4,500 ft/min)10 Jan 1943BI-2Bakhchivandzhi7.848 kN (1,764 lbf)631,100 m (3,600 ft)400 km/h (220 kn; 250 mph)–12 Jan 1943BI-2Gruzdev10.79 kN (2,430 lbf)582,190 m (7,190 ft)675 km/h (364 kn; 419 mph)–11 Mar 1943BI-3Bakhchivandzhi10.79 kN (2,430 lbf)804,000 m (13,000 ft)600 km/h (320 kn; 370 mph)82 m/s (16,100 ft/min)14 Mar 1943BI-3Bakhchivandzhi10.79 kN (2,430 lbf)843,000 m (9,800 ft)~650 km/h (350 kn; 400 mph)–21 Mar 1943BI-3Bakhchivandzhi10.79 kN (2,430 lbf)303,000 m (9,800 ft)550 km/h (300 kn; 340 mph)160 m/s (31,000 ft/min)27 Mar 1943BI-3Bakhchivandzhi10.79 kN (2,430 lbf)892,000 m (6,600 ft)>800 km/h (430 kn; 500 mph)–Spring 1944BI-6Kudrin–––––Spring 1944BI-6Kudrin–––––Spring 1944BI-6Kudrin–––––24 Jan 1945BI-7Kudrin10.79 kN (2,430 lbf)72.31,250 m (4,100 ft)587 km/h (317 kn; 365 mph)87 m/s (17,100 ft/min)09 Mar 1945BI-7Baykalov10.79 kN (2,430 lbf)733,500 m (11,500 ft)550 km/h (300 kn; 340 mph)–