Tamiya 61036 - 1/48 Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu Type 11 [61036]

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USD$13.60

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Tamiya

Model:

61036

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4950344996308

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In regards to the Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu Type 11 Before the outbreak regarding the Pacific War, the imperial Japanese Naval Headquarters conceived an agenda to trial produce a float airplane fighter aircraft. This notion had been without precedent, and had been based upon the presumption that throughout the Japanese Combined Forces invasions associated with the Southern Island regions, close atmosphere help will be needed to protect the invasion fleet and its particular landing personnel. This could be provided by floatplane fighters until the conclusion of airfields. These floatplane fighters is stationed in waterways and bays close to the invaded and occupied areas, until arrival of land based aircraft.

In 1940 the Navy instructed Kawanishi Aircraft, that has previous experience in the development of superb floatplanes, to produce an aircraft to be referred to as 15-shi floatplane fighter, Kawanishi designed and produced a big, single-seat midwing, floatplane of steel construction. It had a large centerline float, and a small strut mounted outrigger float near each wing tip. It absolutely was running on an exemplary Mitsubishi Kasei radial engine and first flew in December 1943. It absolutely was designated the N1K1 Type 11 "Kyofu" and code known as "Rex" by the allied forces throughout the war.

Even though Kyofu was considered one of the more effective floatplane fighters to have ever been placed in functional service, it arrived far too late to own any effect on the results of this pacific conflict.

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