P-47D-25 Thunderbolt

Hasegawa 1/48 P-47D-25 Thunderbolt

Design of the P-47 was equipped with a turbine starts with 18 star-shaped cylinder engine and the exhaust air-cooled 2,000 hp double output.

The machine prototype XP-47B first flight is on May 6, 1941, surrounded by stunned on the size of the aircraft that 5,480 kg gross weight that, I was surprised that flight results also 663km / h top speed. Occurs many initial problems, or lack of strength and no longer open windshield, it was also fuel system failure occurs, the U.S. Army, ordered a new fighter, the 171 machines were produced, however. Production of P-47C tank-fall of 200 gallons is attached and will be the end of the year 1942 begins, and be introduced to the front, the radius of action has expanded significantly, from entering deep within enemy territory is now available.

Followed by P-47D, has been further improved, record the 697km / h at 9,200 m altitude, I went more and more spread out and the difference between the performance of enemy fighters. Aircraft in the type D, was the windshield of the type water droplets to abolish the body sleek leather back to improve rearward visibility is the type of later P-47D-25, maximum speed was slightly lower, very and balanced fighter, from high altitude, the high performance all at an altitude of up to low altitude, in the ground attack has raged especially coupled with the turbine exhaust equipment.

"Data"
A name, width: crew 12.43m, length: 10.92m, height: 4.17m, gross weight: 6,623 kg, Engine: P & WR-2800-59, output: 2,300 hp, range: 949km, maximum speed: 690km / h , fixed-armed: × 8 machine guns 12.7mm, bomb: × 2 454kg bomb