1/48 Special Hobby 48121 V-173 Flying PancakeUnconventional Vought, twin-engine, disc wing, 'proof-of-concept' experimental aircraft. Kit features engraved panel lines, fabric-over-frame effects, detailed cockpit and leading edge intake structure, fixed-spatted undercarriage, separate propeller blades and spinners, segmented injection-molded canopy and resin parts (elevator trim tab actuators and landing gear flanges). Decals and painting guide for a single US Navy prototype in chrome yellow over silver during flight testing at Stratford, Connecticut during late 1942 to 1943.
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