Dave O''Meara [ GRUMPYOLDMAN ] Reviews a rare resin kit, he just could not resist. The Bell YNF-1 Airacuda in 1:72 scale.

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Hi Dave!

Nice one! Will this be your annual aircraft build? I'm looking forward to it!
Thanks Chuck for sharing...

Jean-Luc

Oui Jean Luc, avec espoir ceci le sera.

Hopefully that was translated properly..... :-)

Nice review, weird plane.
Who sat in front of the engines and enjoyed the peace and quiet :-) .
Andy (++)

Andy..... the gunners sat there...... :-)
Actually they acted more like loaders for the cannons, as the fire control officer sitting in the fuselage was suppose to do the aiming and firing, but they could also man-handle the cannons if needed.
Plane was really a failure since it never reached anything it was designed to do. The electrical system was run by a auxiliary gasoline engine in the fuselage, which was prone to failing at the wrong times, leaving the pilot without flaps, fuel pumps, and engines..... :-)
Bailing out was fun..... you needed to remember to shut down and feather the props first.... :-) It carried a 600 pound bomb load.... :-) (that's a months grocery shopping for some people)

Yes, another one of those "Wonderful Fabulous Flying Flops"!

Hi Dave

Really nice review! An Aircacuda is near the top of my list of wants in 1/48 scale and seeing this just makes me want one all the more! I heard mention of a Collect-Aire kit, but I've never found it. Maybe someone like Planet Models might come to the rescue one day...

All the best

Rowan