Academy 1/72 Tempest V Fighter Plastic Model Kit [12466]

This is a plastic 1/72 Hawker Tempest Airplane from Academy Plastics. It's a skill level 1 model plane.

The Hawker Tempest was perhaps the ultimate British piston engined fighter developed during WWII. Similar in appearance to the Hawker Typhoon, the Tempest featured a much thinner laminar flow wing which gave much better overall performance. Tempests were used successfully during the last years of WWII ground attack aircraft, and for intercepting the German V-1 "Buzz Bombs" which were launched against London and South-East England. The Hawker Tempest was powered by a 2180 hp, 24 cylinder, H-configuration Napier-Sabre engine.

• 1/72nd scale kit for static display - skill level 1..
• 52 parts molded in light grey and clear with recessed panel lines..
• Detailed landing gear, wheels, and wheel wells..
• Includes two wing mounted drop tanks..
• Cockpit detail includes seat, floor, rear bulkhead, instrument panel..
• 2-part canopy may be posed open or closed..
• Detailed nose radiator..

• Scale: 1/72
• Wingspan: 6-3/4" (17.3cm)
• Length: 5-1/2" (14.2cm)