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Plastic Model Construction Kit requiring paint and glue for assembly.
Although the Wildcat was small. it was not as fast or maneuverable as the Japanese Zero fighter, but it was a very durable machine. However, in the hands of an experienced pilot, the Wildcat could best the feared Zero and the little Grumman fighter held its own against the enemy until the more powerful Hellcat was available about a year later.
The Fw 190 А-4 appeared in 1942. The first massive use of Fw 190 A-4s in the USSR was on the Kursk arch in July 1943, when these aircrafts were adopted by the JG 51 squadron.
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The twin-engine Douglas DC-3 was definitely one of the most famous transport aircraft of aviation history thanks to its reliability, flexibility and service life. During the Second World War it was developed a version dedicated to military duties: the Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Produced in large numbers by American production plants, was used extensively by the Allies on all fronts. In particular, the C-47s received by British Royal Air Force and Commonwealth Air Forces took the name “Dakota” and they were used for logistic, tactical transports, launch of paratroopers and medical evacuation. Thanks to its two Pratt & Whitney 1,200 HP engines the “Dakota” was able to reach a top speed of 360 Km/h. It had a pay-load of 2,500 Kg or a capacity of 28 troops.
Bf 109F was introduced in 1941 and became instantly the best liked variant of this fighter by its pilots for combat performance. Powered by a DB 601H engine (1200 hp), the aircraft reached 537 km / h at the sea level. This speed and its excellent climbing rate at low altitude, "Friedrich", as a the new Messerschmitt modification was called, was superior to most enemy fighters of that period.
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1/72 F-8E
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Discovery Miles 5 070
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1/72 Scale unassembled plastic model kit requiring Paint and Glue to complete
The Vought Corporation developed the F8U Crusader as the Navy's first supersonic fighter (and the world's second supersonic fighter), using the same J57 engine as the F-100 Super Sabre (the first supersonic fighter). First flown in 1955, the F8U employed a unique approach to achieving maximum lift at low airspeeds without the corresponding nose-high attitude - the variable incidence wing. The wing would pop up for take-off and landing, and then lock down into place for normal flight. Academy has reissued their nice 1/72 F-8E Crusader kit with new markings options. The kit is molded in light gray styrene and presented on four trees, plus a single tree of clear parts
Plastic Model Construction Kit requiring paint and glue for assembly.
The British fighter Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC, which carried four 20-mm Hispano cannons in its wings, was produced from May 1941 until 1944, and became the most popular of all Hurricanes - 4,711 of them were built.
When the Battle of Britain started, the Hurricane was inferior in performance to modern German fighters, so the IIC was used mainly as night fighter or as a ground attack aircraft. Its powerful cannon armament, combined with bombs or rockets under the wings, made it possible to destroy ground targets effectively and attack small ships at sea.
Hurricanes Mk IIC fought in Europe and North Africa and nearly 1200 planes were supplied to the USSR under the Lend-Lease Treaty.
Plastic Model Construction Kit requiring paint and glue for assembly.
The DC-3, the most famous of all transport aeroplanes has become known in nearly every part of the world as DAKOTA. It has been used by pratically every nation from America to the Soviet Union, by both China and all of the allies during World War II. After World War II it was used in the Berlin airlift, in Korea, during the Israeli-Arab conflicts, and finally became famous in its offensive role in Vietnam as the AC-47 GUNSHIP. The principal military version of the DC-3 was the C-47 SKYTRAIN. The C-47 could be fitted either as a trooper, with folding benches or as a heavy freighter.
This is a 1/72 scale unasembled plastic model kit,
The Ju-87 was designed in the 1930s as a precision dive-bomber.
Its design allowed for steep dive angles that essentially allowed the pilot to place a bomb on whatever was under the nose of his aircraft.
The swing-arm bomb release mechanism would swing the bomb clear of the aircraft.
This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted.
So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.
The Russian Yak-130, NATO code “Mitten”, is a subsonic trainer and light attack aircraft. Its cockpit can simulate the characteristics of different planes such as Su-24, Su-30 and many others. Sighting and navigation equipment allows Yak-130 to practice not only pilotage, but also all types of combat missions. If necessary, Yak-130 can also be used as a light combat aircraft, able to perform the functions of attack, reconnaissance and bombers. The plane can carry up to 3 tons of ordnance or guided ammunition on nine suspension points. It was also tested with four 500 kg KAB-500Kr underwing guided bombs. The Yak-130 is one of the best cost – effective choices for fighter pilots training and combat missions in various local conflicts.
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