MAQUETTE À MONTER - Fokker D.XXI "3. sarja & 4. sarja over Finland" Special Hobby | N° SH48124 | 1:48 **LIKE NEW INSIDE UNOPENED**
Prix régulier 40,00 € TTC 6%
Characteristics
| Condition | Like New Inside Unopened - Intérieur non ouvert |
| Scale | 1/48 |
| Manufacturer | Special Hobby |
| Size of the box | 38 x 23 x 7 cm |
| EAN | 8594071083120 |
Description
On 27 August 1937, seven Fokker D XXIs were delivered to Finland. Three years later in 1940, the Finnish Government began license production of the type at the State Aircraft Factory (Valtion Lentokonetehdas). As the Finns wanted to install Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp junior engines, they had Fokker redesign the fuselage to take the US-built engines. In addition to the different engine, the Finnish aircraft now carried four 7.7mm machine guns in the wings, a larger vertical tail surface and a revised canopy, which was extended to the rear of the fuselage. The first Finnish version was flown in January 1941 and proved to be slower and less manoeuvrable than the Dutch version. However, a total of 55 aircraft were built, the last of which was fitted with retractable undercarriage. Although this added to the overall speed of the aircraft, it did nothing to improve the rate of climb or manoeuvrability. Following a landing accident on 22 May 1942, this aircraft was retro-fitted with the standard fixed undercarriage. The last of these remarkable aircraft were finally withdrawn from Finnish service in 1951.
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