MAQUETTE À MONTER - P-51D MUSTANG 'PACIFIC PINUP GIRL' Hasegawa | No. 09903 | 1:48**LIKE NEW INSIDE UNOPENED**
Prix régulier 45,00 € TTC 6%
Characteristics
| Condition | Like New Inside Unopened - Intérieur non ouvert |
| Scale | 1:48 |
| Manufacturer | Hasegawa |
| Size of the box | 34 x 19 x 5 cm |
Description
In early April 1940, rough drawings were sketched out in a New York hotel room and became the design for the famous P-51 Mustang. Led by the North American design team of Ray Rice and Edgar Schmued, using purchased Curtis and NACA laminar flow wing studies, the NA-73X was rolled out of the North American Factory at Mines Field ( now Los Angeles International Airport ), in just 127 days. This prototype had no engine yet and it rolled on wheels borrowed from a North American AT-6 Texan trainer, but it had been given the name Mustang by the British, who had purchased it from the U.S. The Allison V-1710, inline 12 cylinder engine was installed, and Vance Breese, made the first flight on 26 October 1940. Twelve different P-51 models were produced during WW2, with the P-51D being considered the definitive version. The "D" differed from all earlier Mustangs, in having six, 50 caliber wing mounted machine guns instead of four, and the addition of a bubble canopy that gave it such a distinctive outline. The British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine ( produced under license by Packard in the U.S. ) had been adopted to the earlier P-51B, and gave the fighter its high altitude performance and the long range required for bomber escort duties. The Mustang served throughout WW2 and again during the Korean Conflict.
P-51D Mustang `Pacific Pinup Girl´
Hasegawa | No. 09903 | 1:48