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This pre-sale model is Made-to-Order,which has a production period of 1 month. Production will start uponreceipt of confirmed order and payment. Please buy only if you can waitfor 1 month production and 2-3 weeks shipping time from Manila,Philippines. Our warehouse inventory is fast moving so we may havestocks for immediate shipment. if not, since we have our own factory,we can make one for you in a month.
This magnificent and Museum-Quality Crafted Macchi C-200 Saetta Airplane WOOD MODEL is finely handmade from kiln-dried Wood Mahogany and skillfully hand-painted by gifted artists.
It is8.70\" in Length, with 11.00\"Wingspan, weighing 0.44 pounds, and a package weight of about2.20 pounds.
The picture shown in this listing is part of a set of photos we are using as reference for the production of the models. Each model comes with a wooden stand.
Direct from our highly gifted Craftsmen & Artists, Each model is Individually Sculptured and Painted by hand, Not Mass-produced and there is ! US: MyAsianArt is an Art & Antiques Gallerybased in Manila, Philippines promoting historical items & featuringlocal skilled artisans and painters specializing in high quality ARTWORKS(HAND-PAINTED Oil Paintings and Sculptures), modelships, model planes &toy modelsand Handicrafts from Asia. We have been doing business WORLDWIDE for more that8 years.
SHIPPING: The model plane will be packed in a strong carton box with protective foam.Shipping & Handling Worldwide is FREE via Post Office Air Parcel Service. Shipping will be from the Philippines(2-3 weeks).
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Brief Info: Macchi C.200 Saetta (Italian:Lightning) was a World War II fighter aircraft built by Aeronautica Macchi in Italy, and used in various forms throughout the Italian air forces.
Following the end of Italy\'s campaigns in East Africa, a program was started to completely re-equip the Regia Aeronautica with a new interceptor aircraft of modern design. They were interesting planes powered with a radial engine, with 1-hour endurance, armed with a single 50 caliber (~12.7 mm) machine gun. After realizing the armament was wholly inadequate, they later modified the specification to the also-inadequate two guns. Several companies responded with designs.
At Macchi the design started under the direction of Mario Castoldi, designer of the Macchi entries in the Schneider Trophy races, and thus a direct counterpart to R. J. Mitchell at Supermarine. His design was a completely modern all-metal cantilever low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit. One interesting feature was the advanced design for the wing, the hydraulically actuated flaps were interconnected with the ailerons so that when the flaps were lowered the ailerons were drooped as well.
Power was provided by the 840 hp (626 kW) Fiat A.74 radial engine, even though Castoldi preferred inlines and had used them in all of his previous designs. Italian industrial leaders had been instructed to concentrate solely on radials due to their better reliability, but this change may have set back the entire engine industry several years.
The first prototype C.200 flew the day before Christmas in 1937. It was followed by a second prototype early the next year. Testing of the prototypes went smoothly. One of them attained a speed of 500 mph (800 km/h) in a dive, although the puny engine drove the plane to only 315 mph (500 km/h) in level flight. This was nevertheless better than the performance of the competing Fiat G.50, Caproni Vizzola F/5, and in 1938 the C.200 won the competition and an initial order for 99 was placed. The G.50 was also placed in limited production because it could be in service earlier. However, first production planes showed control problems in slow speed maneuvers, as consequence of it, the design of the wings was subsequently modified by
