1/48 Trumpeter Westland Whirlwind British Fighter

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1/48 Trumpeter Westland Whirlwind British Fighter

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SKU:
TRP2890
UPC:
9580208028903

Description

      The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. It was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter, and a contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. It was one of the fastest aircraft in service when it flew in the late 1930s, and was much more heavily armed than any other. However, protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the entire project and only a relatively small number were ever built. During the Second World War only two RAF squadrons were equipped with the Whirlwind, and despite successful use as a fighter-bomber it was withdrawn from service in 1943.

 

Kit Features:

  • Scale  :  1:48
  • Item Type  :  Static Kit
  • Model Brief  :  Length: 205mm   Wingspan: 288mm
  • Total Parts  :  70+
  • Total Sprues  :  5 sprues
  • More Features  :  " The kit consists of  over 70 parts, includes 2 clear parts
    - Fuselage&wing with finely engraved panel lines "