Popis
- sběratelský model letadela Brewster F2A / B-239 Buffalo 1/72 - provedení: kovový model s plastovými částmi - model je v kvalitním provedení - součástí balení je stojánek
Brewster F2A Buffalo
Brewster F2A Buffalo byl americký palubní stíhací letoun vyvinutý koncem 30. let 20. století. Letoun byl prvním stíhacím palubním jednoplošníkem US Navy.
The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers. The Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in 1939 to become the U.S. Navy’s first monoplane fighter aircraft. Although superior to the Grumman F3F biplane it replaced, and the early F4Fs, the Buffalo was largely obsolete when the United States entered the war, being unstable and overweight, especially when compared to the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
|---|---|
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Brewster Aeronautical Corporation |
| First flight | 2 December 1937 |
| Introduction | April 1939 |
| Retired | 1948 (Finland) |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | United States Navy Finnish Air Force Royal Air Force Royal Australian Air Force |
| Produced | 1938–1941 |
| Number built | 509 |
| Developed into | VL Humu |
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
- Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
- Wing area: 209 sq ft (19.4 m2)
- Empty weight: 4,732 lb (2,146 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 7,159 lb (3,247 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1820-40 Cyclone 9 9-cyl air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,200 hp (890 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 321 mph (517 km/h; 279 kn)
- Cruise speed: 161 mph (259 km/h; 140 kn)
- Range: 965 mi (839 nmi; 1,553 km)
- Service ceiling: 33,200 ft (10,100 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,440 ft/min (12.4 m/s)
Armament
- Guns:
- 2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) nose-mounted M2 Browning machine guns
- 2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) wing-mounted M2 Browning machine guns
