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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL KIT
The Dewoitine D-520 was a French fighter aircraft that entered service in the early part of 1940. The Dewoitine was driven
by a Hispano-Suiza 12Y liquid cooled engine and its top speed was 535 km/h. The D-520 was the only French fighter, used in
operational squadrons, that could keep up with the German planes at the time of the battle of France. The famous German Fighter
ace Werner Mölders was shot down by a D-520 over France. Under the Vichy regime the Dewoitine fighters flew missions in north
Africa and fought against P-40's, Hurricanes, Spitfires and US navy fighters. French pilots who had switched side also fought
with the allies against axis forces in north Africa with their Dewoitines. The D-520 was used by many air forces; the Armée
de' Air (French air force), Armée de' Air de' Armistice (the French Vichy Air force), the Aéronvalle (French Navy air force),
the Luftwaffe (German air force), the Regia Aeronautica (Italian air force) and the Bulgarian Air force. The Luftwaffe used
D-520's as a fighter trainer in training facilities in France.
The 1/9th scale model of this great plane is made for a speed 600 size brushless motor powered by a 3s Lipo pack, capable
of delivering at least 300 Watt. The fuselage is made around a box. The fuselage formers fit over this box. Then a couple
of spruce spars are added and finally the planking is applied over the fuselage frame. The wing is made with ribs on a spar
and is fully sheeted. All pieces feature tabs and locks. The prototype model was finished with 25g/m² glass cloth and resin.
The model is launched with a bungee and control is 4 channel. It is aerobatic and fast, but it has good low speed handling
for landings.
The prototype is painted in the colors of Dewoitine D-520 n° 248 when it was stationed in Gabes, Tunisia in 1942 . It
flew with the 4e Escadrille, Groupe de Chasse II/7. It was aircraft Number 4 of this fighter group and fought first in the
battle of France and afterwards in Tunisia with the Vichy forces.
Wingspan: 45"
Length: 35"
Prototype Weight: 48oz
Prototype power system:
Hextronic Quannum 36-55
Jeti 70A Bec
Flightpower 3s1p 3700mah
Aeronaut 8.5 x 5
33A peak @ 11.5V = 380 Watt
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