Product Description

- Information on a completely new mold 1/72 Martin XB-51 injection plastic kit from Ukrainian Micromill.

[Overview of actual machine]
- The XB-51 is a high-speed bomber that was prototyped in the United States in 1946.
- First flight in 1949, one of the test pilots [the world's first man to exceed the speed of sound] Chuck Yeager is also participating as a pilot.
-Although the aircraft was highly evaluated for its low-flying performance, it was decided not to adopt two prototypes in 1952 due to problems with landing gear and aircraft strength.
- As a feature of the aircraft, it is a three-engine aircraft, which is rare for a military aircraft, with two jet engines mounted on the lower sides of the cockpit and one in the tail.
- The air intake for the tail engine is located in front of the vertical stabilizer.
- Armament can be loaded with various bombs of 4000 pounds (1814 kg) in the in-flight rotary bomb bay, and eight 20mm cannons were mounted on the underside of the nose as fixed armament (prototype No. 2 only).
- It had a two-person crew, with a bubble canopy like a fighter plane.
- The main landing gear is a tandem type with double wheels on the front and rear of the fuselage, and auxiliary landing gears are equipped on the main wing side.
- It was also the first Martin aircraft to have an ejection seat.

- The kit comes with photo-etched parts, paint mask stickers and 2 types of decals.
- When completed, it will be approximately 360mm long and 225mm wide.
-The ailerons, rudder, and elevator are separate parts, and the canopy can be opened or closed.
- Tail engine air intake and rotary bomb bay can be opened or closed.
- Comes with bomb and rocket armament parts.
- The inside of the cockpit and the engine intake duct are precisely reproduced.


Item Size/Weight : 32.2 x 21 x 7.4 cm / 324g

Product Specifications

Country

USA

Item code

MKR72-025

JAN code

4580702157289

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