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Felixstowe F.2A (With upper wing gunner position)
Roden 047

Scale 1/72

zł100.60
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Description
Unassembled plastic model kit.

Paints and Glue are not included with any kit unless stated otherwise!

Versions:
1. FELIXSTOWE F.2A, N4543, No 230 Sqn RAF, based at Felixstowe, July 1918.

The main task of the Felixstowe F.2A flying boats was to fly long endurance patrols over the North Sea. Each flight entailed serious danger because big, slow flying boats could be easy victims for German naval fighters. When the new German Hansa Brandenburg W.29 entered service in early 1918, catastrophe loomed for the British flying boats, like the Felixstowe F.2A or the Curtiss H.16. The famous German naval ace Friedrich Christiansen shot down six Felixstowe F.2A during the first few months, and two of them during one combat.
British flying boats like the Felixstowe F.2A and the Curtiss H.16 had powerful defensive armament which gave them a good chance of beating off an attack from most directions, but on many occasions German pilots attacked the big flying boats from their blind spots; the British gunners couldn't return fire without damaging their own tail unit. This new tactic proved successful, and the British designers were challenged to come up with an answer.
One standard late-built Felixstowe F.2A was specially equipped with an additional gun position in the middle of the upper wing, with a curved cupola provided for the gunner. This position was ideal for upper hemisphere defense, because with a 360 degree field of fire there were no blind spots for enemy fighters to exploit.
This modified aircraft (serial number N4543) was delivered to 230 Squadron on July 6, 1918. There is little historical data about its successes or failures but it is known that it attacked a U-boat with a bomb on July 9, 1918.
Any plans to fit this extra gun on other Felixstowes were cancelled as the war approached its end; attacks by German naval fighters were now rare.
N4543 served until November 9, 1918, when it suffered a forced landing due to a fuel system problem and sank. And so ended the first attempt to create a 'fortress boat'; British designers would return to this idea on the eve of World War Two.

Performances
Wingspan upper29,15 m
Wingspan lower20,73 m
Length14,10 m
Height5,33 m
Wing Area112,0 sq m
Empty Weight3424 kg
Take-off Weight4979 kg
Maximum Speed154 km/h
Service Ceiling2925 m
Range950 km
Enduranceappr. 6 hours
Machine Guns8xLewis 0.303
Bombs2X460 pounds (104 kg) under wings
Engines2xRollsRoyceEagle VI or VII
Engine power375 hp
Product Details
Roden 047
2008-03-08

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Scale
1/72
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Priority mail 1-2 weeks zł154.98
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