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Hi All, Looks like I've got time to do a second one for this GB. This model screamed "Buy Me" when I visited Clifton Curios near the EMA - Mostly because of the box art and the voices in my head consequently going "What is that dangling down?" Obviously the product of a very fertile mind, the LT (also referred to as the Sam-23) is a compact ground attack aircraft with an armoured cockpit, a single pusher prop and twin boom tail. The intention was to fly the thing at 20 ft or so off the ground and I guess at that altitude the pilot's workload would be quite intensive, so the idea was that a pole with a wheel on the end would be lowered down - this pole was connected to the controls so it would maintain the necessary altitude whilst you strafed Nazis. That was the plan - Quite what happened if you hit a divot, rock or other such obstruction on the ground with the wheel is anybody's guess. I'm guessing there'd be a bit of a pitch up at the very least requiring immediate correction. I think you'd qualify for "Hero of the Soviet Union" just by taking off in the thing.... Further information is a bit scarce on the internet but some details can be found Here - Page is in Russian but Google Translate is your friend. GeorgeUSA built one on here a couple of years back, so I don't need to go into the nitty gritty of the build, when there's a good example on here already so mine'll be more of an overview. Box and Contents Cockpit together Quick tape together to test fit Change of plan - I want it flying at an altitude of 20 feet - Cockpit wouldn't fit with the brave pilot in place so something had to give.... Kind regards IanJ
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