Card Model Kit Russian Fighter Petlyakov Pe-3
Card Model Kit Russian Fighter Petlyakov Pe-3
The model kit of Russian Fighter Pe-3
Type: heavy fighter
Series: aircraft of WWII
Country: USSR, 1941
Scale: 1:33
Volume: 14 sheets 4 (8,3 x 11,7)
Instruction: in English, German, Polish, and Russian (detailed illustrations are included)
For building you may need: scissors, glue for paper, sharp knife (or scalpel), awl, ruler, toothpicks or matches, cardboard (about 1 mm thick)
Even if you are the beginner in modeling, dont be afraid to start with this model kit.
Detailed illustrations, high quality printing and excellent coloring, perfectly selected details scale will make the process of building pleasant and amazing; at the end you will have a wonderful stunning model made by your own hands.
The model of the Soviet fighter in the winter camouflage has the mobile rudder and flaps; the interior of the cabin is reproduced in details.
The Prototype
Heavy Fighter Petlyakov Pe-3
The Petlyakov Pe-3 was the long-range heavy fighter version of the successful Petlyakov Pe-2 tactical bomber, the Soviet enactment of the same development path the Germans took with the Junkers Ju 88 and the British with the De Havilland Mosquito.
Some people believe that the Pe-3 was created before the German invasion, however these claims have been unfounded and remain unproven.
Development
In early 1941 a modified Pe-2 fighter-bomber was given the designation Pe-3. It had a two-man crew (compared to three for the bomber), which sat back to back with the rear gunner facing backwards. Additional fuel replaced the main bomb bay. Only 23 Pe-3 were made before Germany invaded and production ceased until the summer of 1941 when every second Pe-3 on the production line was modified to the Pe-3bis. Around 300 were built and some were specially constructed as night fighters.
Specifications
ref=Fighter aircraft of world wars one and two, Francis Crosby, first published 2004 by Hermes house
crew=2: pilot, rear gunner
span main=56ft 3.6 in (17.16m)
length main=41 ft 4.5 in (12.6m)
height main=11ft 2.6in (3.42m)
area main= ft² (m²)
empty weight main=12,941lb (5870kg)
max takeoff weight main=17,725lb (8040kg)
engine (prop)=klimov vk-105pf
type of prop=12-cylinder piston engines
number of props=2
power main=1260 hp
max speed main=329 mph (knots, 530km/h)
climb rate main=1,608 ft/min (8.3m/s)
ceiling main=28,700 ft (8800m)
range main=1056 mi (nm, 1700km)
armament
Guns:
2× .31 in (7.62 mm) machine gun (outer starboard wing) and
2× 0.78in (20mm) cannon and
1× 0.5in (12.7mm) in rear turret
