Product Description
――The prototype was the passenger plane CW-20 developed by Curtis to compete with the DC-3, and the plan was to increase the number of passengers with a thick fuselage with a larger cabin capacity.
――However, the design was delayed, and although the DC-3 dominated the market at the time of its appearance and there was no order as a passenger aircraft, it attracted the interest of the US Army and was adopted as a military transport aircraft.
--The C-46 uses the powerful R-2800 [Double Wasp] for the engine, and has been adopted as it is with the prototype with fewer cabin windows.
――In World War II, more than 3,000 aircraft were produced and became the main transport aircraft of the US military along with the C-47.
――When the ATC (Air Traffic Command) was formed in 1942 and the demand for transportation missions surged, the C-46 equipped with a high-power engine was introduced to the mountainous areas on the front line and across the South Atlantic.
――Among them, [Hamp Crossing], which transports goods from Assam in British India to Kunming in the Republic of China over the Himalayas to confront the Japanese army, was a remarkable activity.
――The transportation route that jumps over the mountains with a height of 7,000m was a series of difficulties for transport aircraft that do not have a pressurized cabin or an exhaust turbine, but we succeeded in this operation together with the C-47.
――It is one of the largest reciprocating twin-engine aircraft.
――When the kit is completed, the total length will be about 32 cm and the total width will be about 46 cm.
--Completely new mold
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 36.2 x 23.3 x 5.8 cm / 381g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- VAL72145
- JAN code
- 8594054291450
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.