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Avro 730 Bomber (1956)
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SCALE: 1/144 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 2005 |
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MEDIUM: Resin |
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RARITY: (2) |
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LENGTH: 13.5" |
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Avro 730s Over Scotland |
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ABOUT THE DESIGN |
ABOUT THE KIT |
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In 1955, Britain's Avro company
began to develop plans for a high-altitude Mach 2.5 reconnaissance aircraft.
Several configurations were examined, but all centered around a
straight-wing design featuring a thoroughly enclosed cockpit with no
windscreen to reduce drag, large canards, and two engine nacelles,
each containing multiple power plants. (Early plans called for wing-tip
nacelles, but these were later moved closer to the fuselage.) A retractable
periscope would be used to aid the pilot with take-offs and landings. By December 1956 the final design had been developed. The plane would carry a crew of two -- a pilot and a navigator -- who would sit by-by-side. Each nacelle would contain four Armstrong-Siddeley P.176 engines. And, most important of all, the plane could also function as a bomber, carrying either a specially designed short-course weapon or Britain's Red Beard tactical bomb. Unfortunately, the project was cancelled in 1957, a victim of the U.K.'s infamous Defense White Paper. |
This is the first model kitted by Fantastic Plastic Models. Mastered by Scott Lowther and cast by Controlled Energy Designs, the kit has 17 pieces and decals by JBOT. A "desktop" model, the Avro 730 is designed to be displayed in the in-flight, wheels-up configuration. A display stand, inspired by the classic Aurora stands of the 1960s, is also available. Both the Avro 730 kit and the display stand are still available for purchase in the Fantastic Plastic Virtual Museum Gift Shop. This model was built from an original issue. |
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Original Box Art |
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