Usine Maquette avion français Nieuport 17 échelle 1/48 en service français

Product Name: Usine Maquette avion français Nieuport 17 échelle 1/48 en service français
Assembly Status：Ready to Go/Pre-built Color：Silver Scale：1:48 usine Material：Plastic Age Level：8-adult Item Length：5 in Vintage：Yes Brand：HAWK Type：Airplane Customized：Yes Item Height：3 in Theme：Militaria Item Width：7 in
Custom built model of a WW1 French Nieuport 17. A WW1 design very popular with the allied air arms. It was a fairly tiny plane, with a sesquiplane wing arrangement. This means that the the lower wing was only about half the size of the upper wing. This saved weight and drag while still providing extra lift. The disadvantage was that the lower wing had only a single spar and was attached with "V" type struts which were sometimes prone to failure. It was necessary, however to allow the small rotary motor to provide for a good performing aircraft. A development based on the earlier Nieuport 11 "Bebe," the 17 featured a second synchronized machine-gun and other refinements that kept it a major contender in WW1 air combat..