SPAD XIII model airplane
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The exceptional performance of the prototype, first flown on April 4, 1917, ensured an early entry into service for this airplane, the first planes reaching the Western Front by the end of May, 1917. It replaced the S.VII and later Nieuports in the French fighter squadrons, and was flown by aces such as Fonck, Guynemer, and Nungesser. It also served with the Royal Flying Corps and the air forces of Belgium Italy, and the US. Though 8,472 were built, an almost insatiable demand for this very capable fighter plane meant that there were still some 10,000 outstanding orders for the airplane at the end of World War I (which, of course, were then canceled). In the years immediately following World War I this airplane was exported to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Japan, and Poland. This single-seat fighter plane was powered by one 164-shp Hispano-Suiza 8Be Vee piston engine, giving the aircraft a maximum speed of 139 mph at 6,560 feet, service ceiling of 21,815 feet, and endurance of 2 hours. Armament for the SPAD XIII was two forward-firing synchronized 7.7-mm (303-caliber) Vickers machine guns. All airplane models are Hand Carved, Hand Painted Mahogany and come fully assembled with removable desk stand. Dimensions: Wingspan, 16 1/2" -Length, 13 1/2" -Scale, 1/20 #AM (your choice) - Air Corps Price $158.95
Dimensions: Wingspan, 15 3/4" -Length, 12 1/4" -Scale, 1/20 #ESAF021W - Air Corps Price $154.95
Dimensions: Wingspan, 13 5/16" -Length, 10 1/8" -Scale, 1/24 #A0124F1W - Air Corps Price $139.95 • Check our ordering information page for UPS shipping charges • Order
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