Roden 1/32 Roden Spad XIIIc1 French WWI Biplane

In 1916, the French aircraft construction company SPAD created one of the most successful combat aircraft of the First World War, the SPAD VIIc1, which became a real icon alongside other famous machines of its time and was used until the end of the Great War. On the wave of success, the developers decided to further improve the design of the aircraft, without changing it conceptually. Thus, in April 1917, the SPAD XIIIc1 appeared - another iconic aircraft, which was used in the Air Force not only of France, but also of many other countries, and its use continued in the post-war years.In general, the new fighter at many points was very similar to its glorified predecessor, but its dimensions were larger, the shape of the hood changed, as well as the support of the center plane of the upper wing. The shape of the rudder also changed, the glass of the cockpit was slightly different. Airplanes of early construction had typical rounded tips of the upper and lower wings.The first flight of t