{"product_id":"vought-f4u-1a-corsair-1-72","title":"Vought F4U-1A Corsair 1:72","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the release of our 1\/72 Vought F4U-1 Bird Cage Corsair, we proudly announce the F4U-1A Corsair as the latest addition to the 1\/72 War Birds Collection. This model bridges the gap between the F4U-1 Bird Cage and F4U-1D Corsairs to better chronicle the changes that this aircraft had undergone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced into service in 1942, the Vought F4U-1 featured inverted gull wings and a massive 2,000hp engine spinning the largest propeller mounted on a fighter at the time. While the fighters performance and toughness was quite impressive, deficiencies such as inadequate forward visibility, restricted all-round visibility due to the early frame-like canopy, and the tendency for the left and right wings to stall at different speeds led to various improvements being added throughout production, eventually resulting in the F4U-1A version. These improvements included a longer tailwheel leg for better forward visibility, a new canopy for better all-round visibility, and an almost unnoticeable 15cm stall strip fixed to the leading edge of the right wing to ensure both wings would stall at the same speed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\/72 scale assembly model kit of the Vought F4U-1A Corsair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKit depicts a final F4U-1A Corsair production version with all improvements or versions at different stages of the improvement process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParts for 1000lb. bomb, external fuel tank, two types of propellers, and two types of tailwheel are included to provide many modeling possibilities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh quality decals for 3 different sets of markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tamiya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45578300096689,"sku":"TAM60775","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/0886\/6225\/files\/60775_1.png?v=1748301408","url":"https:\/\/modellersden.myshopify.com\/products\/vought-f4u-1a-corsair-1-72","provider":"The Modellers Den","version":"1.0","type":"link"}