Kittyhawk’s latest 32nd
scale kit is going to be popular – the T-28 Trojan in B and D models has just been released. Let’s see what the new pictures of the made up test kit look like in addition to the earlier CAD pictures in today’s preview...
Kittyhawk's New Kit Preview
T-28B/D
Kittyhawk models
1/32nd scale
Code: KH32014
First before we look at the CAD images and the real thing
here is some history of the bird.
The same kite as on
the boxart…
The North American T-28 Trojan served famously not only with
the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces in the Vietnam War but with many other air
forces around the world. Used as a trainer and a COIN aircraft, it is well
known and many of these aircraft are still flying today with private users.
These little aircraft are popular because of their excellent
handling, weapons delivery platform and load carrying ability. They are easy to
service, fly and cheaper than their jet counterparts to run and comparable in
most aspects apart from top speed. We all know that as either a COIN, trainer
and a aerobatic aircraft speed is not as important as all these other aspects.
North American T-28
Role Trainer aircraft/ Light attack
Manufacturer : North American Aviation
First flight: 24
September 1949
Retired: 1994
Philippine Air Force
Primary users: United
States Air Force
United States Navy
South Vietnamese Air
Force
French Air Force… and
many many more air forces around the world
Produced 1950–57
Number built 1,948
Crew: Two
Length: 33 ft 0 in
(10.06 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 1 in
(12.22 m)
Height: 12 ft 8 in
(3.86 m)
Wing area: 268 ft²
(24.9 m²)
Empty weight: 6,424
lb (2,914 kg)
Max. takeoff weight:
8,500 lb (10,500 lb with combat stores) (3,856 kg)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Wright R-1820-86 Cyclone radial engine, 1,425 hp (1,063 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 343
mph (552 km/h)
Service ceiling:
39,000 ft (10,820 m)
Rate of climb: 4,000
fpm (20.3 m/s)
Armament:
two or six ×
wing-mounted pylons capable of carrying bombs, napalm, rockets. machine gun
pods containing .30 in (7.62 mm) (training), .50 in (D-model) or twin pods with
.50 in (12.7 mm) and 20 mm (.79 in) cannon (Fennec)
These are pictures of
the CAD form of the kit whilst it was in development. the engine is multi-part construction and a pretty good match for the real thing...
The cowlings can be posed off or ont he aircraft for a repair dio
The cockpit looks pretty detailed
As does the landing
gear – it is its own pod that fits into the underside of the wing if you want
to make it that way
The underside of the
Trojan
Missile pods and
cluster bomblets are just some of the weapons this little workhorse can carry
Lastly the decals in this kit have already been decided...
This kit is now available from KittyHawk’s
Distributors worldwide..