Basic information
Manufacturer | Hobby Boss |
Product code | HBB81732 |
Weight: | 0.70 kg |
Ean: | 6939319217325 |
Scale | 1:48 |
Added to catalog on: | 1.10.2016 |
Tags: | Northrop-P-61 |
Since the Air Force of each country started paying their attention to the night bombing,the bombing became more effective than ever.To fight against the night bombing,a series of night fighter were put into use.The American start their night fighter program on 1940.The Army use the P-70 Havoc and Beaufighter to fight with the Japanese until the first 45 P-61 Black Widow were in active service in October,1943.
But both the P-61A and P-61B were felt to have a deficiency in top speed and operational service ceiling.To improve the performance,two new more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-2800C engines were applied.With this increase in power,the top speed and altitude were increased to 430 mph and 30,000 feet.
Another changes on the P-61C was the wide chord propellers and special "fighter brakes" which allows the P-61C to turn much tighter and avoid overshooting targets.
Item No 81732
Item Name P-61C Black Widow
Bar Code 6939319217325
Scale 1:48
Item Type Static kit
Model Dimension Length: 318.3mm Wingspan: 420mm
Total Plastic Parts 140+
Total Sprues 11 sprues
Chromeplate Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Metal Parts ballast
Film Accessory n/a
Released Date 2015-09
More Features the kit consists of over 140 parts
-Detailed fuselage&wing w/accurate design
-Detailed engine & cockpit
-metal parts included
The Northrop P-61 was a three-seat, twin-engine night fighter, two-bar medium wing aircraft with retractable landing gear, adapted to operate from land bases. The prototype's flight took place in May 1942. The plane was made entirely of metal, initially of magnesium alloys, later of duralumin. The half-shell beam hulls were stiffened with metal frames. The crew cabin, located in the middle fuselage, housed a crew of three. The pilot sat in the front section, followed by the deck gunner, and finally the radar operator. In the turretless versions, the radar operator was moved to the gunner's cockpit, and there was an extra seat at the rear. The entire cabin was armored. The P-61 received an SCR-720 airborne radar with a range of 10 km, was located in the nose part of the fuselage, and was coupled to an IFF device for self-alien identification. The radar indications were received in the cockpit of the radar operator who sat at the rear of the fuselage. The armament consisted of four 12.7 mm machine guns mounted in a remotely controlled turret, which was not available on all versions of the aircraft, and four 20 mm cannons mounted in the fuselage. Each crew member had a sight, the pilot used it in typical fighter attacks, when the enemy's flight direction coincided with the flight of his own plane. In other cases, the fire was fired by a deck gunner, who was also a shooting tower operator. If it was necessary to defend against an attack from the rear, the duties of the shooter and the operation of the shooting turret were taken over by the radar operator. In addition, some machines, mainly operating in Europe, performed assault actions using bombs, unguided rockets or napalm tanks. Technical data: length: 15.11m, wingspan: 20.12m, height: 4.47m, maximum speed: 589km / h, climb speed: 112.9m / s, maximum range: 3060km, practical ceiling: 10600m, armament: Fixed - 4 12.7mm M2 machine guns and 4 20mm Hispano cannons, sling - for 2880 kg bombs or 6 127mm HVAR missile launchers.
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