Trumpeter 1/72 Westland Wyvern S.4 - 01619

The Westland Wyvern is a British single-seat fighter attack aircraft. The drive was provided, for example, by a single Armstrong Siddeley Python engine with a power of 3560 HP with a characteristic double propeller mounted on the same axle. The flight of the prototype took place in 1946, and production continued in the period 1946-1956, ending with the production of 127 copies. The final production version was the plane designated as W.35 Wyvern TF. Mk. 4. Previously, a total of three pre-production series were built, but only 19 aircraft were produced in total. The Westland Wyvern was used in combat during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Technical data (version Mk.4): length: 12.88m, wingspan: 13.41m, height: 4.8m, maximum speed: 616km / h, rate of climb: 11.9m / s, practical ceiling: 8500m, range maximum: 1460 km, armament: fixed - 4 20mm Hispano Mk.V cannons, suspended - up to 1,300 kg of bombs or unguided rockets.