Tamiya 1/72 WB F4U-1D Corsair
Designed around the new Pratt & Whitney 2,000HP radial engine and tuning the largest propeller ever attached to a fighter plane, the Vought F4U Corsair became a legend in its own time. The F4U-1 was the first production version of the Corsair. It had an inverted gull wing and a framed canopy with a flat top. However many problems were soon found. For example, the port wing stall often made the Corsair unstable during landing. Another problem was the poor visibility caused by its long nose and framed canopy. Therefore the F4U-1A had following changes, the cockpit was raised about seven inches, the framed canopy was replaced with a semi-bubble design canopy, and a taller tail wheel strut was used. The F4U-1D Corsair was further modified with a clear vision frameless canopy for better visibility. Also the F4U-1D had two pylons under the center wing section that could carry bombs up to 1,000 ponds and napalm. And 5 inch rockets could be carried under each wing. Therefore in 1944, the F4U-1D was deployed as the first carrier based aircraft of the Corsair series. Beginning by placing the F4U 1D as Marine squadrons VMF-124 and VMF 213 aboard the ESSEX on the way to the Phillippines, the F4U-1D was used for attacking Japan as the first operation from the U.S. Navy in 1945. About 3,700 F4U-1D were produced.
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Features:
- Scale Plastic Assembly Model kit of the Vought F4U-1D Corsair
- Supplied with large Drop Tanks, rockets and bombs
- 3 Blade propeller
- Supplied with Framed and Frameless Canopies
- High quality Waterslide Decals (3 Sets of Decals)
- Illustrated Assembly Guide
- Age Suitability: 12+
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