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A-Model AMU72158

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  • AMU72158
Description:
Ilyushin Il-40 'Brawny' original Prototype with short intakes. Two-seat Soviet jet-engined armored ground-attack aircraft. The first prototype flew in 1953 and was very successful except when it fired its guns, as their combustion gasses would disturb the airflow into the engines and cause them to flameout or hiccup. Remedying this problem took over a year and involved the radical change of moving the engine air intakes all the way to the very front of the aircraft and repositioning the guns from the tip of the nose to the bottom of the fuselage, just behind the nose wheel. For all that the aircraft now resembled a double-barreled shotgun from the front its problems had been cured and it was ordered into production in 1955. But only five production a
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Manufacturer:
A-Model
Code Number:
AMU72158
Scale:
1:72
Item type:
Aircraft kits (injection)
Price:
£15.75
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Quantity In Stock:
In Stock 4
Availability:
This will usually be dispatched within 24/48 hours of receiving your order
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