--This is a guide to the new 1/48 Curtiss-Wright CW-21A prototype fighter from Drawings, Ukraine.
--The CW-21 is a combat / interceptor developed by Curtiss-Wright's St. Louis Aircraft Division, which first flew in 1938.
――This machine is a CW-23 / SNC double-seat general-purpose machine equipped with a single-seat cockpit and two 50-caliber and 30-caliber machine guns each, and the first machine is an evaluation test by the Republic of China Air Force. Sent to China to receive.
--The Chinese side, impressed by the performance of the CW-21, immediately started negotiations on purchasing, taking over the prototype, Curtiss manufacturing and handing over three, and 27 for assembling at the Chinese factory. The contract was signed with the content of purchasing aircraft parts.
--Three Curtis-manufactured aircraft shipped to China in May 1940 were handed over to the First American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) to intercept Japanese reconnaissance aircraft flying at high altitude. These three aircraft crashed and were lost in December 1941 due to poor visibility during the flight.
――In addition, because the Chinese factory evacuated to India in 1942 by the advancing Japanese army, none of the 27 aircraft to be assembled was completed.
――The kit comes with a painted mask seal, 4 types of decals (civil aviation, Republic of China Air Force x 2 each), and etched parts.
――When completed, the total length will be about 167 mm and the total width will be about 222 mm.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )