Greetings, dear colleagues.
I want to present to your attention another model. This time in my favorite, 72nd scale.
The prototype - the Sh-13 aircraft designed by B.N. Sheremetev was provided for testing in the spring of 1939. to the sports department of the Central Aeroclub of the USSR.
The famous glider pilot P.G. Golovin was appointed test pilot. The plane was intended for training, to break the distance record in the category of light aircraft. The aircraft was tested with two 40 hp Salmson AD-9 engines. and Bristol 'Cherub' -36 hp According to the test results, good results were obtained. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the further fate of the aircraft.
The model created by VSV product makes it possible to build an apparatus with a Bristol 'Cherub' motor. Made of light gray polyurethane resin (rather dense), the lantern is vacuum-drawn from transparent plastic. Decal is missing.
Since there are practically no photographic materials on the prototype, two photos, which at the beginning of the article are the only ones that I managed to find, I decided to rely on the fact that I read in some article that a lot was used from Ut-1 during the construction of the prototype.
The interior itself is made of sheet plastic and improvised materials:
I want to present to your attention another model. This time in my favorite, 72nd scale.
The prototype - the Sh-13 aircraft designed by B.N. Sheremetev was provided for testing in the spring of 1939. to the sports department of the Central Aeroclub of the USSR.
The famous glider pilot P.G. Golovin was appointed test pilot. The plane was intended for training, to break the distance record in the category of light aircraft. The aircraft was tested with two 40 hp Salmson AD-9 engines. and Bristol 'Cherub' -36 hp According to the test results, good results were obtained. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the further fate of the aircraft.
The model created by VSV product makes it possible to build an apparatus with a Bristol 'Cherub' motor. Made of light gray polyurethane resin (rather dense), the lantern is vacuum-drawn from transparent plastic. Decal is missing.
Since there are practically no photographic materials on the prototype, two photos, which at the beginning of the article are the only ones that I managed to find, I decided to rely on the fact that I read in some article that a lot was used from Ut-1 during the construction of the prototype.
The interior itself is made of sheet plastic and improvised materials:
