ITALERI Fiat CR.42 Falco (1:48) (2801)

Italeri 2801S 1:48 FiatCR.42 Battle of Britain 80thA Building Construction Stand Model Making Crafts Hobbies Gluing Plastic kit DetailedDescription: SUPER DECALS SHEET FOR 6 VERSIONS - COLOR INSTRUCTIONS SHEETFIGURE NOT INCLUDED - CONTAINS ONE MODELStarting from the C.R. 32 Freccia success proved by a great reliability and operational efficiency d... moreuring the Spanish Civil War the Italian manufacturer Fiat developed in the late ‘30s the new C.R. 42 Falco. The new biplane single-seat fighter had - as its predecessor - the fixed landing gear and the open cabin but was equipped with important innovations such as the alloy and steel frame covered by canvass and metal panelling. Thanks to Its supercharged air-cooled Fiat A.74 radial engine the Fiat C.R. 42 was able to reach 400 Km / h. It had an extraordinary manoeuvrability much appreciated by the Italian pilots but suffered the biplane configuration limits. It was able to successful engage the Gloster Gladiators but it was soon outclassed by faster and heavily armed monoplanes as the Hawker Hurricane and the Supermarine Spitfire. Several Fiat C.R. 42 together with G.50 fighters and BR.20 CANT Z 1007 bombers has been used by the Italian Regia Aeronautica during the Battle of Britain within the “Corpo Aereo Italiano”.