Assembled model 1/48 British single-engine fighter Hurricane Mk. II C HobbyBoss 81778 Item Type Plastic Model Airplane Kit
Model size Length: 199 mm Wingspan: 253 mm
A total of 7 sprues and tires will work
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Detailed fuselage and wing with accurate design The Hawker Hurricane is a British World War II single-engine, metal-built fighter aircraft with tarpaulin elements. Operating on all fronts during the Second World War, the Hawker Hurricane earned the name of one of the best and most common aircraft of the time, both as a fighter and as an attack aircraft. However, undoubtedly the most significant card in the history of this machine was its contribution to the British victory in the Battle of Britain in 1940. The aircraft, designed by Sydney Camm for the Ministry of Defense, was to become an aircraft. The main force of the British air fleet. For the first time, the Rolls-Royce Merlin Mk.II powered aircraft prototype flew into the air on November 6, 1935 under the control of Georg Bulmann. The tests went well, and it was quickly decided to order 600 machines, the first of which entered service with 111 Squadron of the RAF in December 1937. When Great Britain declared war on Nazi Germany on September 3, 1939, the Royal Air Force had 19 machines ready. -to-fight Hurricane squadrons that began their military career with operations in France and Norway. Several versions of this very successful aircraft were built during the war. The first mass-produced version was the Mk.I with the Merlin III engine. From 1940, parts began to receive versions of the Mk.II with the new Merlin XX engine with a capacity of 1280 hp. It was this version, as the first version of the Hurricane, that performed mainly the tasks of assault and combat support. His best option was the Hurricane Mk.IID, used min. in the campaign in North Africa in 1942. The third version is the Hurricane Mk.IV with the new Merlin 24/27, 1620HP engine. It served as an assault vehicle armed with bombs, unguided rockets and Vickers S guns until 1944. A sea version (Sea Hurricane) was also produced, which served on aircraft carriers and on specially adapted merchant ships (Sea Hurricane Mk.IA). Technical data (Mk.IIC version): length: 9.84 m, wingspan: 12.19 m, height: 4 m, maximum speed: 547 km / h, rate of climb: 14.1 m / s, maximum range: 965 km, maximum ceiling 10,970 m Armament: stationary - 4 20-mm Hispano Mk.II guns, suspension - up to 460 kg of bombs.
