ParkZone / Horizon Hobby P-47D Thunderbolt

摘要

It doesn't matter what size any model of a P-47 Thunderbolt is. Just about 99% of the time it flies well. That credit goes to Alex Kartveli, the chief engineer of the 1930s era Seversky Aircraft Corporation that later morphed into the Republic Aircraft. It was he as chief engineer who brought the P-47 Thunderbolt into its proud service in WW II. Over 15,000 of these rugged workhorses were built. Despite a very enviable record they became the understudy to the sleeker, more glamorous P-51. The P-47 has been extensively modeled and in ParkZone's recent offering, it has been sized to what renowned model designer, Don Srull, referred to as "Schoolyard Scale". The term was applied to what has always been one of the more popular sizes in glow engine models that used a .20-.25 c.i. glow engine and generally spanned anywhere from 36 to 46 inches. Still economical they were also large enough to see, and not "flit" around but small enough to easily stay in the confines of a school playground. What's old is new.