Academy 12468 1/72 P40E Warhawk (Australian Decals) ACADEMY

This is the Academy Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 1/72 scale plastic model airplane kit with Australian decals.

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third most-built American fighter aircraft, with 15,000 units produced. The first prototype, made in 1938 and given the designation XP-40, was a P-36A equipped with an 1160hp supercharged Allison V-1710-19 engine.

This monoplane was armed with a pair of 0.3 inch (7.62mm) machine guns in the wings and the main landing gear units were held flat in the wing section, deploying forward. The wheel had to rotate through 90 degrees during the deployment process to be aligned for landing. The P-40E, with a shortened nose, shortened landing gear and armed with six 0.5 inch (12.7mm) wing machine guns, was used extensively as a low-altitude close-support fighter.

Numerous units were exported to the Allied air forces, among which 1500 served the RAF as P-40E Kittyhawk Mk.IA. The British deployed the Kittyhawk in Northern Africa against the German Luftwaffe.

Features

• Detailed 1/72nd scale kit for static display only.

• 59 parts in light grey and clear with fine recessed panel lines.

• Detailed wheel wells and landing gear.

• Multi part canopy may be posed open or closed.

• Cockpit: features instrument panel, seat, control stick and floo rear armour plate.

• One drop tank and one bomb included.

• Detailed nose radiator assembly and exhaust stacks are separate to facilitate painting.

• Authentic RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) markings included.

Specifications

• Scale: 1/72

• Length: 5.20″ (13.2cm)

• Wingspan: 6.22″ (15.8cm)