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　◆ローデン「米・カーチス H16 飛行艇」 1/72Curtiss H16・写真は箱絵です。（イメージ）米・カーチス H16 飛行艇　についてAt the end of 1917 the Royal Naval Air Service received the first production examples of the new Felixstowe F.2A flying boat. The performance of the new aircraft (in maneuverability， range and endurance) was so impressive that naval commanders immediately increased their orders several times. But these big new orders entailed some practical difficulty because building a big plane like the F.2A was a lengthy business. As a result many sub-contractors (Saunders; AMC; May， Harden & May) received additional orders for F.2A construction. Moreover， an additional license was issued for the US company Curtiss. The chief designer of the F.2A， John Porte， had co-operated with Glenn Curtiss for many years and Curtiss had great experience in designing and building flying boats.The US-built F.2A received its own designation as the Curtiss H-16， but in fact this was the same aircraft with similar dimensions and performance figures. The principal difference was the installation of US-built Liberty V12 engines， while all British-built F.2As had Rolls Royce Eagle engines. In the Spring of 1918 the first Curtiss H-16 boats were delivered to the RNAS. These boats were based together with F.2As in the same main naval bases and performed similar roles like coastal patrol and hunting for enemy submarines. The Curtiss company received additional orders for the H-16 after the entry of the USA into World War One， but now for the US Navy's needs. Nevertheless， Great Britain was still the main customer for the H-16 - at the end of May 1918 the RNAS had at least 69 H-16s and 59 F.2As. The flying boats had a short life - salt water quickly destroyed the wooden hulls and their very intensive combat service left few opportunities for repairs and rebuilding. By early 1919 only a few examples of the H-16 as well as the F.2A were still in service with the RAF and soon they were declared obsolete and struck off charge. US Navy H-16s remained in service until the mid-1920s， when they were replaced by more modern flying boats.PerformancesWingspan Upper 29，15 m Wingspan Lower 20，73 m Length 14，10 m Height 5，33 m Wing Area 112，0 sq m Empty Weight 3424 kg Take-off Weight 4979 kg Maximum Speed 154 km/h Service Ceiling 2925 m Range 950 km Endurance appr. 6 hours Machine Guns from 4 to 8 Lewis 0.303 on different mountings depending on the aircraft version Bombs 2X460 pounds (104 kg) under wings Engines 2xLiberty V12 Engine power 330 hp - ローデン資料より -カーチス社製は軍民両方で使用、銀色の胴体が渋い1917年：双発・対潜哨戒飛行艇アメリカ人の航空機設計技師のグレン・カーティスとイギリス人のジョン・ポルトによって生み出された、双発の飛行艇です。H-16 は英国のフェリックストゥと同じ機体ですが、エンジンは「リバティV12」を搭載していました。英国と同じく対潜哨戒に活躍しました。模型についてスケールモデル　スペックScale：1/72Overall dimensions：411/197Quantity of details：249Manufacturer：ローデン(RODEN)Manufacturing country：ウクライナ(UKRAINE)Box Size：370*240*47●「米・カーチス H16 飛行艇」のプラスチックモデル組立キットです。●DECAL　・Curtiss H16， A-1032， Based at Lough Foyle， 1918. 　・Curtiss H16， A-845， U.S. Navy， 1920th. 　・Curtiss H16， Based at Killingholme 1918. 　・Curtiss H16， s/n N4892， based at Felixstowe， May 1918.ギフト用ラッピング（無料）を承ります　　→詳細はこちらをご確認ください※この商品は完成品ではありません。パーツを組み立てて作るプラモデルです※接着剤は入っていませんので、別にお買い求めください※12歳以下の方が組み立てる場合は、保護者の方も一緒に説明書をお読みください※返品は未開封、未使用のものに限らせていただきます。