Description
Trumpeter 02265 1/32 Scale P-47N Thunderbolt Kit.
The kit includes:
18 seniors with details
rubber tires
transparent hood
photoetching
decal,
scheme for painting the model,
step by step instructions.
Model length: 347.2 mm Wingspan: 407.55 mm
The P-47N was the final production model of the P-47 produced exclusively for action in the Pacific. Its new wing had a span of 42 feet 10 inches, an area of 322 square feet, and rounded wingtips. With additional internal fuel (as tested on the XP-47L), two 93-gallon dump tanks under the wings, and a 100-gallon dump tank under the fuselage, the P-47N had a total fuel capacity of 1,266 gallons and a range of 2,350 miles, enough to allow he escorted B-29s to Japan in the final months of the war. The P-47N was powerful. With the R-2800 engine with a capacity of 2800 hp. it had a gross weight of 20,700 pounds and a top speed of 467 mph at an altitude of 32,500 feet. In total, the Republic built 1,667 P-47N aircraft. The
