Tamiya 300060741 - 1:72 Skyray
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Towards the end of World War II, many information about advanced
aeronautical technology were captured in Germany by the U.S. Forces. One
of them was an analysis of the studies carried out by Dr. Alexander
Lippisch on delta winged aircraft. Based upon the information, the
Douglas firm developed the F4D Skyray, the only operational interceptor
with delta wings in the U.S. Navy. Starting the design in 1947, Douglas
was awarded a contract for the construction and testing of two
prototypes in December 1948. The first prototype took off on its maiden
flight in January 1951. The second prototype flew shortly thereafter,
and the airframe set two new world records, absolute speed record
of 1,211 km/h and 100 km closed course record of 1,171 km/h, in October 1953. Having numerous improvements and refinements, the first
production F4D-1 made its maiden flight in June 1954 and entered
squadren service in April 1956. The distinctive 50 degree sweptback
wings with round tips were equipped with leading edge slats and trailing
edge elevons. A set of trimmers were installed on the inboard trailing
edges of the wings. The outer portions of the wings could be folded
upwards by oil pressure for carrier stowage. Although the Skyray never
saw any combat, it proved its high capability as an interceptor with
numerous world records and scramble actions in Taiwan in response to crises in the late 1950 s.
Detailierter Plastikmodellbausatz des Modells
Skyray
im Maßstab 1:72
| Größe: | Maßstab 1:72 |
| Hersteller: | Tamiya |
| Produkttyp: | Plastikmodellbau |
| Kategorie: | Tamiya Maßstab 1:72 |
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