In Bag Review of Unknown 1/72nd Scale Polish PZL-24F/G Fighter
Kit no. Unknown
By Ray Mehlberger
OUT OF PRODUCTION
By Ray Mehlberger
OUT OF PRODUCTION
HISTORY:
he PZL P.24 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed in mid-1930s in the PZL factory in Warsaw. It was exported to several countries, but not used in Poland.
The PZL P.24 was developed as an export version of the PZL P.11, a gull-wing all-metal fighter designed by Zygmunt Puławski. The P.11 was powered with a license-built Bristol Mercury engine.
The license did not permit export sales, so the French Gnome-Rhône company proposed using their engines in the P.11. The first P.24/I prototype, based on the P.11a and powered by a Gnome-Rhône 14Kds 760 hp (570 kW) engine, was flown in May 1933.
The second P.24/II prototype, named the "Super P.24", set a world speed record for radial engine-powered fighters (414 km/h). The third P.24/III prototype was the "Super P.24bis" with a more powerful 14Kfs engine. The type was shown at the Paris air show in 1934 attracting great interest from the participants.
The aircraft was conventional in layout, with high wings. It was all-metal and metal-covered. The wings had a gull-wing shape, with a thin profile close to the fuselage, to provide a good view for the pilot.
This configuration was developed by Zygmunt Puławski and called "the Polish wing". The canopy was closed (apart from prototypes). An internal 360 liter fuel tank in the fuselage could be dropped in case of fire emergency. It had a conventional fixed landing gear, with a rear skid.
The armament was a combination of 20 mm Oerlikon FF cannon and 7.92 mm Colt-Browning machine guns in the wings.
The P.24A, P.24E and P.24F had two cannon and two machine guns.
The P.24B, P.24C and P.24G had four machine guns.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Role: fighter
Manufacturer: PZL & IAR
Designer: Zygmunt Puławski
First flight: May 1933
Introduction to service: 1936
Retired: 1960 Turkish Air Force
Primary user: Royal Romanian Air Force, Bulgarian Air Force, Greek Hellenic Air Force
Developed from: PZL P.11
Variants: IAR 80
he PZL P.24 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed in mid-1930s in the PZL factory in Warsaw. It was exported to several countries, but not used in Poland.
The PZL P.24 was developed as an export version of the PZL P.11, a gull-wing all-metal fighter designed by Zygmunt Puławski. The P.11 was powered with a license-built Bristol Mercury engine.
The license did not permit export sales, so the French Gnome-Rhône company proposed using their engines in the P.11. The first P.24/I prototype, based on the P.11a and powered by a Gnome-Rhône 14Kds 760 hp (570 kW) engine, was flown in May 1933.
The second P.24/II prototype, named the "Super P.24", set a world speed record for radial engine-powered fighters (414 km/h). The third P.24/III prototype was the "Super P.24bis" with a more powerful 14Kfs engine. The type was shown at the Paris air show in 1934 attracting great interest from the participants.
The aircraft was conventional in layout, with high wings. It was all-metal and metal-covered. The wings had a gull-wing shape, with a thin profile close to the fuselage, to provide a good view for the pilot.
This configuration was developed by Zygmunt Puławski and called "the Polish wing". The canopy was closed (apart from prototypes). An internal 360 liter fuel tank in the fuselage could be dropped in case of fire emergency. It had a conventional fixed landing gear, with a rear skid.
The armament was a combination of 20 mm Oerlikon FF cannon and 7.92 mm Colt-Browning machine guns in the wings.
The P.24A, P.24E and P.24F had two cannon and two machine guns.
The P.24B, P.24C and P.24G had four machine guns.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Role: fighter
Manufacturer: PZL & IAR
Designer: Zygmunt Puławski
First flight: May 1933
Introduction to service: 1936
Retired: 1960 Turkish Air Force
Primary user: Royal Romanian Air Force, Bulgarian Air Force, Greek Hellenic Air Force
Developed from: PZL P.11
Variants: IAR 80
THE KIT:
I think that this kit was probably manufactured by a model company based in Poland?
This kit came in a sealed cello bag with a slip of paper with a black and white line drawing of the PZL-24 on it stapled to the bag.
WHAT'S IN THE BAG:
The bag contains 2 light-blue trees, a clear tree, the decal sheet and instructions.
The instructions consist of a single sheet in 8 1/2" by 11" format folded twice to fit the bag.
The face side of the instructions has the history of the aircraft in Polish only, over two 4-views and a 3-view for marking and painting purposes. Two are for the Greek Airforce and one for the Turkish Air Force.
The reverse side has 10 assembly steps called out in roman numerals.
There are no part trees illustrations in the instructions.
Trees are not alphabetized and there are no part number tabs next to the parts on them.
The first light-blue tree holds: wings, engine cylinders and push rods, struts, propeller and its hub, cowling, wheel pants etc. (19 parts)
I think that this kit was probably manufactured by a model company based in Poland?
This kit came in a sealed cello bag with a slip of paper with a black and white line drawing of the PZL-24 on it stapled to the bag.
WHAT'S IN THE BAG:
The bag contains 2 light-blue trees, a clear tree, the decal sheet and instructions.
The instructions consist of a single sheet in 8 1/2" by 11" format folded twice to fit the bag.
The face side of the instructions has the history of the aircraft in Polish only, over two 4-views and a 3-view for marking and painting purposes. Two are for the Greek Airforce and one for the Turkish Air Force.
The reverse side has 10 assembly steps called out in roman numerals.
There are no part trees illustrations in the instructions.
Trees are not alphabetized and there are no part number tabs next to the parts on them.
The first light-blue tree holds: wings, engine cylinders and push rods, struts, propeller and its hub, cowling, wheel pants etc. (19 parts)
The second light-blue tree holds: the fuselage halves, main wheels, elevators, rudder flap, cockpit side frames etc. (32 parts)
The clear canopy is next. (1 part)
The decal sheet completes the kits contents. It holds the insignia for the Greek and Turkish Air Forces.
Nicely detailed kit. Recommended.
I got this kit years ago in trade with a fellow modeler who lived in Krakow, Poland.