
Hobby Boss 1/48 Hobby Boss F4U-5N Corsair Early Version
The F4U-5 is the last propeller-driven fighter of the US Navy to be produced. They are developed from the F4U-4,the prototype of the aircraft is a converted F4U-4(BuNo.27296).A series of lastest technologies were applied to the aircraft,and the first flight were taken on December 21,1945. The F4U-5 have the longest nose of all the Corsairs,the extend nose contains the 2300hp R-2800-32W engine and the automatically-adjusting turbo supercharger.The cockpit was redesigned,and also the canopy.The F4U-5's production was limited to 233 examples with the ending of the war. Kit Features: Scale : 1:48 Item Type : Static kit Model Dimension : Length: 215mm Wingspan: 260mm Total Plastic Parts : 200+ Total Sprues : 12 sprues More Features : The kit consists of over 200 parts and 10 clear parts for canopy.- Detailed fuselage&wing w/accurate design- Engine with fine detail- Detailed gear cabin