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Article number: 510001437
Product: 1:72 Fiat CR.42 Falco
Model Dim.: 11,5 cm
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Starting from the C.R. 32 "Freccia" success proved by a great
reliability and operational efficiency during the Spanish Civil War, the
italian manufacturer Fiat developed, in the late ‘30s, the new C.R. 42
"Falco". The new biplane single-seat fighter had - as its predecessor -
the fixed landing gear and the open cabin but was equipped with
important innovations such as the alloy and steel frame covered by
canvass and metal paneling. Thanks to Its supercharged air-cooled Fiat
A.74 radial engine the Fiat C.R. 42 was able to reach 400 Km / h. It had
an extraordinary maneuverability, much appreciated by the Italian
pilots, but suffered the "biplane " configuration limits. It was able to
successful engage the Gloster Gladiators, but it was soon outclassed by
faster and heavily armed monoplanes as the Hawker Hurricane and the
Supermarine Spitfire. Several Fiat C.R. 42, together with G.50 fighters
and BR.20, CANT Z 1007 bombers has been used by the Italian Regia
Aeronautica during the Battle of Britain within the "Corpo Aereo Italiano".
Detailed plastic kit in scale 1:72
Warning! Not suitable for children under 14 years.
