Description
Assembly model 1/72 Aircraft Macchi MC 202 Folgore Italeri 1439
The Macchi MC 202 Folgore constituted a decisive innovation for the fighter units of the Regia Aeronautica. Extraordinarily 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 engines and the solidity of the aeronautical project have provided the Regia Aeronautica with a fighter capable of fighting "on par" with allied fighters. The flight performance, compared to the previous generation fighters equipped with radial engines such as the Fiat G-50 and the Macchi Mc-200, was in fact decidedly better. Maneuverable and fast (it reached 600 km/h) it was armed in the first versions with two Breda-SAFAT 12.7 mm caliber machine guns. installed on the nose. Only in subsequent versions was the armament upgraded to make it more suitable for air combat against American and British fighters.
