Seversky Convoy Fighter

[leyreynolds]

Has anyone seen photo's of this type inJapaneseservice please?

[Herb]

http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2009/11/

 

Cheers,

Herb

[leyreynolds]

Thanks for the link.

[JWM]

I am considering how big is conversion from Sev P 35?. The P35 kit by SH is sometime available still. Is it only difference in canopy (two seats) . I think fuselage is also a bit longer, is it? 

Cheers

J-W

 

[Roger Holden]

Wing is much longer and fuselage longer. Japanese plane has single-row Cyclone engine with different cowling. Too big a conversion from the P-35 IMO. Rareplanes did a quite good vacform (Republic AT-12 Guardsman) with both types of cowling. Using SH parts (landing gear, prop, interior,etc) with Rareplanes kit would give a good result.

[leyreynolds]

If you want to do a two-seater the Seversky SEV-3 in Spain would be an option.

[KRK4m]

On 4/25/2018 at 11:37 AM, Roger Holden said:

Wing is much longer and fuselage longer. Japanese plane has single-row Cyclone engine with different cowling. Too big a conversion from the P-35 IMO. Rareplanes did a quite good vacform (Republic AT-12 Guardsman) with both types of cowling. Using SH parts (landing gear, prop, interior,etc) with Rareplanes kit would give a good result.

Not exactly - the Japanese A8V1 had both fuselage and wings identical to the original P-35, whereas the AT-12 Guardsman featured the 59" longer wings and 28" longer fuselage. Thus building the A8V1 using the SH 72260/72262 kit is almost shake and bake - you need only to modify the rear glazing and replace the 14-cylinder R-1830 with the 9-cylinder R-1820 (and some appropriate cowling of course).  Beware that SH 72235/72237 kits feature the "intermediate lenght" P-35A fuselage that has to be shortened some 7mm (sic!) to achieve the proper lenght of the 2-seater A8V1 :)

Cheers

Michael

[Roger Holden]

18 minutes ago, KRK4m said:

Not exactly - the Japanese A8V1 had both fuselage and wings identical to the original P-35, whereas the AT-12 Guardsman featured the 59" longer wings and 28" longer fuselage. Thus building the A8V1 using the SH 72260/72262 kit is almost shake and bake - you need only to modify the rear glazing and replace the 14-cylinder R-1830 with the 9-cylinder R-1820 (and some appropriate cowling of course).  Beware that SH 72235/72237 kits feature the "intermediate lenght" P-35A fuselage that has to be shortened some 7mm (sic!) to achieve the proper lenght of the 2-seater A8V1

Cheers

Michael

Ok. Didn't know that. Rareplanes AT-12 kit shows profile of Japanese plane and provides correct Cyclone cowling, suggesting that you can build it as an alternative to the AT-12......   Clearly there is much more to it.  

[JWM]

Could be interesting to add that there are two monographs in Polish concering P35. One is directly devoted to P35 (1) and second in wider contects of fighters 35-37 (2), in both the author is Mike (@KRK4m) ...

1. ”Samolot myśliwski Republic P-35”. Seria Typy Broni i Uzbrojenia nr 151. Wydawnictwo Bellona. Warszawa 1993.

2. ”Samoloty myśliwskie 1935-1937”. Wydawnictwo Jerstan. Kraków 1994.
So first I should ask him perhaps, do not bother Forum....

Regards

J-W

 

Edited May 11, 2018 by JWM