{"product_id":"ita2840","title":"Italeri - 1\/48 Macchi MC.202 Folgore","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/48 Macchi MC.202 Folgore\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eItaleri 2840\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all glues, paints and tools necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Macchi MC 202 Folgore represented a significant innovation for the fighter units of the Regia Aeronautica. Exceptionally beautiful from an aerodynamic point of view, it was equipped with the powerful German DB 601 inline engines produced under license by the Italian aeronautical industry. The new powerplants and the strength of the aircraft’s design provided the Regia Aeronautica with a fighter capable of engaging Allied fighters on equal terms. Flight performance, compared with fighters of the previous generation equipped with radial engines such as the Fiat G-50 and the Macchi MC-200, was considerably better. Maneuverable and fast (it could reach 600 km\/h), the early versions were armed with two 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns mounted on the nose. Only in later versions was the armament enhanced to make it more suitable for aerial combat against American and British fighters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_attachment\"\u003eThe Macchi MC 202 is an Italian single-seat fighter plane with a metal structure, in a low wing configuration with a classic tail from the Second World War. The drive unit was the Alfa Romeo RA1000 RC41-1 Monsone engine with a capacity of 1175KM, which is a license version of the German DB-601A engine. Macchi planes formed the backbone of the fighter aviation of Fascist Italy. They fought over Greece, North Africa and Russia. The history of the MC 200 Saetta fighter and its successor MC 202 Folgore began in 1935, when a team of designers led by Eng. Marco Castoldiego began conceptual work on a new, modern fighter plane with a retractable landing gear, an in-flight propeller and a covered cabin. The project called C (Castoldi) 200 was completed the same year. Under the influence of the requirements of the Ministerio dell'Aeronautico specification presented in the spring of the following year, the design was modified by increasing the number of weapons, increasing the flight range and introducing corrections to improve the climbing parameters and manoeuvrability. Mass production began in the fall of 1938 and was completed 4 years later - after the production of a total of 1,153 airframes - in August 1942. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_attachment\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_attachment\"\u003eTechnical data: length: 8.85m, wingspan: 10.58m, height: 3.03m, maximum speed: 600km \/ h, rate of climb: 18m \/ s, maximum range: 756km, maximum ceiling 11000m, armament: fixed - 2 12.7mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, 2 7.7mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, underslung - up to 150 kg of bombs.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Italeri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68305107026171,"sku":"8001283028400","price":999.95,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0436\/0398\/4552\/files\/Italeri-1-48-Macchi-MC-202-Folgore.jpg?v=1791816519","url":"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/products\/ita2840","provider":"Jix Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}