P-39D AIRACOBRA - CÓDIGO: REV 04868
ESPECIFICAÇÕES:
Kit para montar - P-39D Airacobra - 1/32
Escala: 1/32
Número de peças: 166
Comprimento: 294mm
Largura/envergadura: 322mm
Requer cola e tinta
Opções de decalques:
- Bell P-39D Airacobra of 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group at Milne Bay, New Guinea, Pacific; 1943
- Bell P-39D Airacobra of 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group at New Guinea, Pacific; 1943
Sobre o original:
The P-39 Airacobra was designed in 1937 in response to a tender by the U.S. ArmyAir Corps. In many respects the P-39 Airacobra was an unusual aircraft. The basic idea was to install a powerful engine as close as possible to the aircrafts centre of gravity in order to improve manoeuvrability and stability. An Oldsmobile T-9 37 mm cannon fired through an opening in the propeller spinner. The P-39 was the first American fighter to fitted with a freely rotating nose-wheel. The Airacobra also aroused interest in the British Air Force, the RAF however later rejected the aircraft. The Russian Air Force also expressed strong interest in the aircraft and initially took delivery of 179 units. The U.S. Army Corps also equipped some of its newly formed units with theP-39, including the 8th and 35th Fighter Groups which operated out of New Guinea. Often underrated in the West the P-39 proved to be an exceptional aircraft in the Far East. Its top speed of 580 km/h was sufficient to dominate an A6M Zero in a dogfight. |
