La maquette au 1/32 :
Le Macchi MC.202 Folgore fut une évolution du C.200 Saetta de Mario Castoldi, autour d’une version construite sous licence du moteur en ligne allemand Daimler-Benz DB 601A et d’une version plus aérodynamique du fuselage. L’appareil était assez réussi et présentait de bonne capacité au combat aérien tournoyant et à la voltige en général, même si certains défauts restèrent très pénalisant, en particulier un dysfonctionnement chronique des radios et un fonctionnement erratique et donc dangereux du système d’assistance respiratoire délivrant de l’oxygène au pilote.
The 1/32 scale model:
The aircraft:
The C.202 was a development of the
earlier C.200 Saetta by Mario Castoldi, with an Italian built version of the
Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine and with a redesigned, more streamlined fuselage.
Considered to be one the best wartime fighters to serve in large numbers with
the Regia Aeronautica, the “Folgore” entered service in 1941 and operated on
all fronts in which Italy
was involved.
The wing and fuselage structures
were of a conventional metal design, having a single vertical tail with two
elevators, and a wing of relatively conventional design with two main spars and
23 ribs. The ailerons, elevators and rudder were metal structures with fabric
covering. Apart from the ailerons, the entire trailing edge of the wing was
dominated by a pair of all metal split flaps.[9] The undercarriage was of a
standard design; the two widely set hydraulically operated main gears
retracting inwardly into the wing, while the tail wheel was non-retractable. As
with the C.200, to counteract the torque of the engine, Castoldi extended the
left wing by 21 cm..
This meant that the left wing developed more lift, offsetting the tendency of
the aircraft to roll to the left due to the rotation of the propeller, which
was an ingenious solution to a problematic issue faced by all aircraft
designers.
Nevertheless, by late 1942, Folgores
outnumbered all other fighter aircraft in the Regia Aeronautica and
overall approximately 1200 of them were built.
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