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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA1713
P-39K Airacobra
Lt. William F. McDonough, 40th FS/35th FG,
New Guinea 1943

True 1/72 scale.

Professionally painted.

Great attention to detail.

All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).

Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.

Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.

Optional armament provided.

Canopy can be displayed open or closed.

Pilot figure included.

Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.

Highly collectable.

The Bell P-39 Airacobra originally flew with excellent performance but by the time the
aircraft reached the front lines the Army Air Corp had changed so many features that the
plane was far from what Bell had originally designed. They added weight, removed the
supercharger from the Allison engine that didn’t have the power it claimed. What could
have been and should have been one of the best aircraft of WWII turned out to be much
less. Even with all its flaws they still produced 9,584 P-39s.

The 40th FS “Fight’n Red Devils” arrived in Brisbane Australia on February 25, 1942 and
were assigned to the 35th FG of the USAAF 5th Air Force. Lt. William McDonough was
assigned P-39K-1 s/n 42-4358 and had an “Angelic Donald Duck” painted on the
starboard side of the nose. It is referred to as “Angelic” because Donald is wearing an
angel costume with his sleeves rolled up ready for a fight. When the war had ended Lt.
McDonough had 5 victories.

Specifications / P-39K-1 Airacobra

Manufacturer – Bell Aircraft

Number built – 210

Number built all variants – 9,584

Role – Fighter

Crew – (1) pilot

First flight – April 6, 1938

Introduced into active duty – 1941

Production time span – 1940/May 1944

Dimensions
Length – 30 ft 2 in   (9.2 m)
Wingspan – 34 ft   (10.4 m)
Height – 12 ft 5 in   (3.8 m)
Wing Area – 213 ft²   (19.8 m²)

Weights
Empty – 5,347 lb   (2,425 kg)
Loaded – 7,379 lb   (3,347 kg)
Max takeoff – 8,400 lb   (3,800 kg)

Performance
Engine – (1) Allison V-1710-63 (E6) 1,325 hp engine
Maximum speed – 376 mph   (605 km/h)
Maximum dive speed – 525 mph   (845 km/h)
Range – 1,098 miles   (1,770 km)
Service ceiling – 35,000 ft   (10,700 m)
Rate of climb – 3,750 ft/min   (19 m/s)
Time to 15,000 ft – 4.5 minutes at 160 mph   (260 km/h)

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