Product Description
Arma Hobby 1/72 Hurricane Mk I Expert Set Model Kit (ARMHB-70019)
Designed in 1935 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I was the first modern fighter airplane which was made for the Royal Air Force. It was created by Sydney Camm – the chief designer of the Hawker Siddeley Company.
Although its design was similar to earlier Hawker’s planes (fuselage framework of round tubes and metal and fabric surface), it made great quality change for the Royal Air Force Fighter Command. The most important features were closed cockpit, rectractable undercarriage and big firepower – 8 7.7mm Browning machine guns. Its heart were famous Rolls Royce Merlin II and III engines.
The first Hurricanes started replacing older biplane fighters (i.e Hawker Fury, Gloster Gauntlet and Gladiator) in December 1936. At the outbreak of the second world war 16 squadrons were operational. The Hurricanes sent to France drew first blood in combats with German Luftwaffe. After bloody struggle in France and Norway Royal Air Force Fighter Command had to face the enemy over England.
As there were more Hurricane squadrons than Spitfire ones during the Battle of Britain, Hawker’s fighter should bear a name of “Defender of the Empire”
Hawker Hurricane was also the first type of British fighters used by Polish day fighter squadrons formed in the United Kingdom before introducing more modern Spitfires.
With the production growing more Hurricanes were sent to other parts of the British Empire where British forces faced Germans and Italians – to Malta, East and North Africa.
Features:
- Plastic parts
- Photoetched parts
- Canopy and wheel masks
- Techmod decals with four markings options
Specification:
- Length: 9.55
- Height: 3.95m
- Wing span: 12,9 m
- Empty weight: 2120 kg, takeoff weight: 2924 kg
- Maximum speed: 521 km/h at 5425m
- Absolute ceiling: 10780m
- Range: 684 km
- Powerplant: 1 Rolls Royce Merlin II 1030 hp or Rolls Royce Merlin III 1029hp
- Armament: 8 Browning machine guns 7,69 mm
Needed to Complete:
- Paint
- Plastic Cement
Included:
- (1) 1/72nd Scale Model
