QUALITY, RARE, UNASSEMBLED, 1/48 SCALE MODEL KIT OF THE FAMOUS POLISH FIGHTER PZL P-24 B IN BULGARIAN AIR FORCE COLOURS, KNOWN UNDER BULGARIAN NICKNAME AS YASTREB, TOO.

THE PZL P.24 WAS DEVELOPED AS AN EXPORT VERSION OF THE PZL P.11, A GULL-WING ALL-METAL FIGHTER DESIGNED BY ZYGMUNT PULAWSKI. THE P.11 WAS POWERED WITH A LICENSE-BUILT BRISTOL MERCURY ENGINE. THE LICENSE DID NOT PERMIT EXPORT SALES, SO THE FRENCH GNOME-RHONE COMPANY PROPOSED USING THEIR ENGINES IN THE P.11. THE FIRST P.24/I PROTOTYPE, BASED ON THE P.11A AND POWERED BY A GR 14KDS 760 HP (570 KW) ENGINE, WAS FLOWN IN MAY 1933. THE SECOND P.24/II PROTOTYPE, NAMED THE "SUPER P.24", SET A WORLD SPEED RECORD FOR RADIAL ENGINE POWERED FIGHTERS (414 KM/H). THE THIRD P.24/III PROTOTYPE WAS THE "SUPER P.24BIS" WITH A MORE POWERFUL GR 14KFS ENGINE. THE TYPE WAS SHOWN AT THE PARIS AIR SHOW IN 1934 ATTRACTING GREAT INTEREST FROM THE PARTICIPANTS.THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONVENTIONAL IN LAYOUT, WITH HIGH WINGS. IT WAS ALL-METAL AND METAL-COVERED. THE WINGS HAD A GULL-WINGSHAPE, WITH A THIN PROFILE CLOSE TO THE FUSELAGE, TO PROVIDE A GOOD VIEW FOR THE PILOT. THIS CONFIGURATION WAS DEVELOPED BY ZYGMUNT PULAWSKI AND CALLED "THE POLISH WING". THE CANOPY WAS CLOSED (APART FROM PROTOTYPES). AN INTERNAL 360 LITER FUEL TANK IN THE FUSELAGE COULD BE DROPPED IN CASE OF FIRE EMERGENCY. IT HAD CONVENTIONAL FIXED LANDING GEAR, WITH A REAR SKID. THE PZL P.24 B VARIANT WAS POWERED BY GR 14N SERIE ENGINE AND ARMED WITH FOUR COLT-BROWNING 7,92 mm MACHINE GUNS.

THIS NICE KIT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 70 FINELY DETAILED GREY PLASTIC PARTS WITH DELICATE RECESSED PANEL LINES, 4 TRANSPARENT PARTS, 3 RESIN PARTS, OVER 50 ADDITIONAL PHOTO-ETCHED PARTS, CLEAR ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION AND TOP QUALITY DECALS FOR BULGARIAN AIR FORCE MARKINGS. KIT FACTORY SEALED.