SZD 16 GIL (BULLFINCH) SAILPLANE/GLIDER 1/72 PZW (pzl)
Description
QUALITY, RARE, UNASSEMBLED, 1/72 SCALE MODEL KIT OF POLISH SAILPLANE - SZD 16 GIL .
ALTHOUGH DESIGN OF THE SZD-16 GIL WAS STARTED IN 1955, IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1958 THAT THE PROTOTYPE WAS COMPLETED WHEN INTEREST IN GLIDERS WITH METAL STRUCTURES INCREASED. THE SZD-16 WAS A SIMPLE SINGLE SEAT ALL METAL TRAINING GLIDER ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO FORM PART OF THE LPŻ (SOLDIERS LEAGUE OF FRIENDS) AEROCLUBS TRAINING REGIME. THE SINGLE SEAT TRAINING METHODS WERE ABANDONED AT AROUND THE TIME OF THE SZD-16'S FIRST FLIGHT, BUT THE PROTOTYPE WAS USED FOR RESEARCH INTO METAL STRUCTURES IN GLIDERS AS WELL AS NEW FORMS OF AIRBRAKE.
THIS NICE KIT CONTAINS OVER A DOZEN OF FINELY DETAILED WHITE PLASTIC PARTS, ONE TRANSPARENT PART ( CANOPY ), CLEAR ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION AND DECALS FOR POLISH AEROCLUB MARKINGS. KIT FACTORY SEALED.