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P-39Q AIRACOBRA The P-39 Airacobra was developed by the Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, New York P-39 Airacobra byl vyvinut spoleèností Bell Aircraft Corp. z Buffala ve druhé polovinì in the late 30's. The first XP-39 prototype had its maiden flight on April the 6th, 1939 in tøicátých let. Prototyp XP-39 absolvoval svùj první let 6.4.1939 v Daytonu, kde dosáhl Dayton, where it reached a maximum speed of 628km/h at 6100 m, climbing to that height maximální rychlosti 628 km/h ve výšce 6100m. Na tuto výšku vystoupal za pouhých 5 in only 5 minutes. The XP-39 had a very good flight performance, and specifically, good minut. XP-39 mìl velmi dobré letové vlastnosti, mimo jiné i díky své originální konstrukci, manoeuvrability thanks its original concept of airframe, with its Alison V-1710-17 1150 HP kdy turbokompresorem vybavený motor Alison V-1710-17 o výkonu 1150 k byl umístìn v supercharged engine located in its centre of gravity. This engine location also gave the tìMišti letounu, v trupu za kabinou. Toto umístìní motoru také uvolnilo pøíï pro instalaci aircraft a long, slim nose well suited for installation of a powerful weapon. The USAF silné výzbroje. 27.dubna USAF objednalo zkušební sérii 12 YP-39, ale pøed jejím ordered a test series of 12 YP-39s on April the 27th, but before the series was finished the dokonèením byl projekt významnì upraven. Pro potíMe s turbokompresorem byl pùvodní project was significantly changed. Because of supercharger troubles, the original engine motor nahrazen motorem Alison V-1710-37 bez turbokompresoru, dávajícím jen 1090 k. was replaced by a less powerful Alison V-1710-37 without a supercharger, and just 1090 Mezi bloky válcù byl namontován kanon Oldsmobile T-9 ráMe 37mm, støílející dutým HP. The YP-39 had an engine-axis Oldsmobile T-9 cal. 37mm cannon, two .50 calibre (12.7 høídelem vrtule, do pøídì byly instalovány dva kulomety ráMe 12,7 mm a dva ráMe 7,7 mm. mm) machine guns and two .30 calibre (7.62mm) machine guns mounted in the nose. The Pilotovo sedadlo dostalo pancéøování, ale hmotnost vzrostla na 3160kg oproti 2820kg pilot seat got some armour, but the weight was increased to 3160 kg against 2820kg of the prototypu. Rychlost poklesla na 590 km/h a výstup na 6100m nyní trval 7,5 minuty. prototype. Because of these changes the maximum speed was decreased to 590 km/h and PøestoMe výkony stroje poklesly, USAF neztratilo zájem a objednalo 80 produkèních Pclimb to 6100m now took 7.5 minutes. Although the excellent prototype flight performances 39C. Z nich bylo 20 dodáno skuteènì jako P-39C, zbylých 60 pak bylo upraveno na were decreased, the Air force didn't loose interest and ordered 80 production P-39Cs. The standard verze D, se dvìma kulomety ráMe 12,7 mm v pøídi a ètyømi kulomety ráMe 7,62 first 20 of these were supplied as standard P-39Cs and the remaining 60 were finished as instalovanými v køídle. USAF dostalo své první P-39D v únoru 1941 a objednalo daších 344 P-39Ds, with the two .30 calibre (7.62mm) machine guns moved to the wings and two more kusù. Britové objednali v dubnu 1940 675 Airacober. Byly dodány v èervnu 1941. .30 calibre (7.62mm) machine guns were added to the same location. The USAF received Odpovídaly verzi D upravené podle britských poMadavkù. Kanon Oldsmobile byl nahrazen its first P-39Ds in February 1941, and the next order for 344 P-39D's was placed at this kanonem Hispano M1 ráMe 20 mm, a køídelní kulomety byly britské Browning ráMe 7,7 mm. time. RAF testovalo ètyøi Airacobry Mk.I v bojových podmínkách u 601.squadrony v øíjnu The British RAF ordered 675 P-39's in April 1940. British Airacobra Mk.I's were 1941(kde si je vyzkoušeli i nìkteøí ès.piloti), ale byli zklamáni jejich výkony. Zbylých 212 produced in P-39D standard, but with the engine-axis canon replaced with a British Airacober Mk.I pak bylo posláno do Ruska a pøedáno sovìtskému letectvu. Hispano M1 20mm cannon and the wing machine guns were replaced with 7.7mm Po vstupu USA do války, 179 britských Airacober bylo konfiskováno na výrobní Browning's. The first Airacobra Mk.I's were received in July 1941, but the RAF was lince. Stroje byly oznaèeny P-400 a bojovaly vìtšinou v Pacifiku. Všechny P-400 mìly 12 disappointed, when it was found that they were not suitable for service in the European war výfukových trubic na kaMdé stranì motoru, coM je jejich hlavní rozlišovací znak od P-39D.V theatre. In October 1941 four Mk.I's were tested by 601 Squadron in the ground attack role dodávkách následoval blok 229 letadel verze P-39F, také s 12 výfukovými trubicemi, po over occupied France, Airacobras were withdrawn from service and 212 RAF Airacobra nìm pak verze P-39K (210 letadel), P-39L (250 letadel), P-39M (240 letadel) a velký blok Mk.I's were send to Russia. 2095 letadel verze P-39N. Všechny ètyøi tyto série si byly velmi podobné, pouMívaly rùzné When the USA came into the war, the USAF confiscated 179 Airacobras from the motory, vrtule a další vybavení. Poslední a nejrozšíøenìjší verzí byla verze P-39Q, British order on the production line. They were re-designated P-400, and served in the vybavená motorem Alison V-1710-85 o výkonu 1420 k. Její nejvìtším vnìjším rozdílem Pacific. All P-400's have 12 exhaust tubes on each side of the engine, and this was the oproti pøedchozím verzím bylo nahrazení ètryø køídelních kulometù dvìma kulomety ráMe major difference from the P-39D series. The next block of aircraft, also with 12 exhaust 12,7 mm, instalovaných v gondolkách pod køídly. Vìtšina z 4905 P-39Q byla dodána do tubes, were 229 aircraft of the P-39F series, and after them came the P-39K series (210 Sovìtského svazu. Produkce byla ukonèena v srpnu 1944 po dokonèení poslední, 9558. aircraft), P-39L (250 aircraft), P-39M (240 aircraft) and P-39N (2095 aircraft). All these four Airacobry. series were very similar, using various engines, propellers and other equipment. The final USAF pouMívalo Airacobry v první linii do srpna 1944, kdy byly staMeny z frontové version was the P-39Q with an Allison V-1710-85 engine (1420 HP), and the main sluMby. Nejvíce Airacober, celkem 2105 letadel všech verzí, mìlo USAF ve sluMbì v únoru difference was the installation of two .50 calibre (12.7 mm) machine guns in under-wing 1944. SlouMily v Pacifiku, v Severní Africe, Itálii i na domácích základnách. pods instead of the four .30 calibre (7.62mm) wing mounted machine guns in the older Celkem 4758 (4924, ale 166 bylo ztraceno bìhem pøepravy) Airacober bylo series. Most of the 4905 Q series aircraft were sent to Russia. Production was ceased in dodáno Sovìtskému svazu. V sovìtském letectvu byly Airacobry velmi populární pro jejich August 1944, after the final Airacobra, number 9558, was finished. robustní konstrukci a silnou výzbroj. Francouzské letecvo mìlo 165 Airacober rùzných The USAF employed Airacobras extensively until August 1944, when they were withdrawn verzí, a P-39 byly v menších poètech pouMívány i letectvy Austrálie, Itálie a Portugalska. from front line service. The USAF used the largest number of Airacobras, 2105 of all types, Jeden kus se po válce vyskytoval i v Polském letectvu. Po válce byla øada Airacober in February 1944. They served in the Pacific theatre, as well as in North Africa and Italy. pouMívána v civilních sluMbách , mimo jiné jako závodní stroje. Jednu z nich vlastnil napø. In total 4758 Airacobras were sent to Russia (actually 4924, but 166 aircraft were lost Miro Slovak. during transport) where they were very popular for their solid metal airframe and heavy weapons. The French Air Force had 165 Airacobras, and P-39's also served with the Australian RAAF, the Italian AF and the Portuguese AF. After the war a number of Airacobras were employed in civilian service and used for air races. P-39Q Airacobra I XP-39 P-39D P-39N P-400 P-39C Engine / Motor V-1710-35 V-1710-35 V-1710-35 V-1710-17 V-1710-E4 V-1710-85 V-1710-85 1150 / 862 1150 / 862 1150 / 862 1150 / 862 1200 / 900 1200 / 900 1150 / 862 Power HP/kW / Výkon k/kW Wing span / Rozpìtí 10,91m 10,36m 10,36m 10,36m 10,36m 10,36m 10,36m Lenght / Délka 8,75m 9,19m 9,19m 9,19m 9,19m 9,19m 9,19m Height / Výška 3,35m 3,55m 3,55m 3,55m 3,55m 3,75m 3,75m Empty weight / Hmotnost prázdného letounu 2412kg 1810kg 2360kg 2835kg 2478kg 2560kg 2550kg Take-off weight / Vzletová hmotnost 3690kg 2540kg 3170kg 3690kg 3558kg 3450kg 3500kg Max. speed / Max.rychlost 576km/h 628km/h 606km/h 592km/h 571km/h 609km/h 620km/h In / Ve výšce 3960m 3650m 3960m 3000m 6100m 4570m 4600m Landing speed / Pøistávací rychlost 132km/h 132km/h 136km/h 128km/h 128km/h 132km/h 141km/h Ceiling / Dostup 10150m 9700m 9800m 8840m 8840m 11750m 10700m Rate of / Výstup na 3000m 4000m 6100m 4600m 4600m 4600m 4600m 5,7min 5,7min 4,5min 4,5min 5,1min 3,6min 5,0min Climb / Èas Max. range / Max. dolet 1170km 1770km 1280km 2010km 1770km 650km 2490km Combat range / Bojový dolet 724km 1287km 965km 700km 1200km 1050km
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Carefully read instruction sheet before assembling. When you use glue or paint, do not use near open flame and use in well ventilated room. Keep out of reach of small children. Children must not be allowed to suck any part, or pull vinyl bag over the head. Pøed zapoèetím stavby si peèlivì prostudujte stavební návod. Pøi pouívání barev a lepidel pracujte v dobøe vìtrané místnosti. Lepidla ani barvy nepouívejte v blízkosti otevøeného ohnì. Model není urèen malým dìtem, mohlo by dojít k poití drobných dílù. Iire soigneusement la fiche d´instructions avant d´assembler. Ne pas utiliser de colle ou de peinture a proximité d´une flamme nue, et aérer la piece de temps en temps. Garder hors de portée des enfants en bas âge. Ne pas laisser les enfants mettre en bouche ou sucer les pieces, ou passer un sachet vinyl sur la tete.
INSTRUKTION SIGNS INSTR. SYMBOLY INSTRUKTION SINNBILDEN SYMBOLES SYMETRICAL ASSEMBLY BEND NOTCH REMOVE OPTIONAL OPEN HOLE PLIER SIL VOUS PLAIT FAIRE UN TROU MONTAGE SYMÉTRIQUE L INCISION RETIRER FACULTATIF SYMMETRISCHE AUFBAU DER EINSCHNITT ENTFERNEN BITTE BIEGEN NACH BELIEBEN OFFNEN OHNOUT ZÁØEZ ODØÍZNOUT VOLBA VYVRTAT OTVOR SYMETRICKÁ MONTÁ
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