Tamiya 60774 - Vought F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair  [60774]

With regards to the Vought F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair

In 1938, the U.S. Navy issued a need a fresh high-speed and high-altitude capable single-seat provider based fighter airplane to boost the Grumman F2F/F3F biplane. The Vought aircraft business rose toward challenge using their F4U Corsair, which mounted a massive 2,000hp engine and finished up being fitted due to the biggest propeller yet applied to a fighter. It absolutely was immediately identifiable the inverted gull wings, that have been developed to enable brief and sturdy landing gears, while however supplying adequate approval the propeller. The F4U completed up being the 1st U.S. fighter to meet or go beyond 400mph (644km/h) in degree journey and finished up being the utmost effective usa planes introduced during WWII. Initial manufacturing model F4U-1 finished up being nicknamed 'Bird Cage' because of its frame-like cockpit canopy, and finished up being implemented to U.S. Navy and aquatic Corps squadrons in Pacific as a land and provider based fighter.

In regards to the Model

• 1/72 scale installation model kit of Vought F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair.
• Kit represents 1st manufacturing model F4U-1, including intricate detailing the frame-like cockpit canopy that gotten this airplane the nickname, Bird Cage.
• New elements depict canopy, propeller, quick end wheel and wing trailing flap without access step.
• Quality Cartograf decals for 4 various markings of U.S. Navy and Aquatic Corps planes, including aircraft through well-known VMF-214 Ebony Sheep and VF-17 Jolly Rogers squadrons.