| 1/72 FLYING HEROES SERIES SM5003 Aichi D3A1 "Val" LCDR Kakuichi Takahashi IJN Carrier Shokaku Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
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| Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive Bomber The Aichi D3A (Allied code name "Val") was a World War II dive bomber produced by the Aichi Company in Japan. It was the primary carrier-borne dive bomber in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the early stages of the war and participated in the almost all actions including Pearl Harbor. Specification Crew - 2 x Pilot, Gunner Length - 10.2 m (33 ft 5 in) Wingspan - 14.37 m (47 ft 2 in) Height - 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in) Empty weight - 2,408 kg (5,309 lb) Max takeoff weight - 3,650 kg (8,047 lb) Powerplant - 1 x Mitsubishi Kinsei 44, producing 789 kW (1,070 hp) Performance Maximum speed - 389 km/h (205 kn / 242 mph) Range - 1,472 km (795 nmi / 915 mi) Service ceiling - 9,300 m (30,500 ft) Armament 2 x fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 97 machine guns 1 x flexible, rearward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 92 machine gun 1 x 250 kg (551 lb) bomb or 2 x 60 kg (132 lb) bombs |
1/72 scale
Mostly die-cast metal
Very little plastic
Display stand included
Mostly die-cast metal
Very little plastic
Display stand included
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