{"id":4215,"date":"2023-06-20T20:46:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T18:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/?post_type=product&#038;p=4215"},"modified":"2025-05-19T08:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:43:31","slug":"cmr72-239-curtiss-f9c-sparrowhawk-airship-fighter%ca%bc","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/produkt\/cmr72-239-curtiss-f9c-sparrowhawk-airship-fighter%ca%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"[CMR72-239] Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk \u2018Airship Fighter\u02bc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk was a parasite fighter designed to be deployed from and recovered by a large rigid-framed airship, using a special hook\/anchor system. It was designed early in 1930, and two prototypes and six production aircraft were delivered with an aim to serve on the USS Akron and Macon.<br \/>\nIt was a biplane of all metal semi-monocoque fuselage structure and metal tail surfaces, with fabric-covered wings. It was powered by the Wright Whirlwind R-975-E3 radial engine and carried an armament of two 7.62mm Browning machine guns.<br \/>\nOriginally intended to provide fighter protection for the dirigibles, the F9C-2s were used primarily to extend the reconnaissance capabilities of the parent airship. The Akron had a complement of three aircraft, while the Macon, which was was lost on 12 February 1935, carried four F9C-2s. In order to increase their scouting range while the airship was on operations, some Sparrowhawks were modified by having their landing gear removed and replaced by a fuel tank.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Colour schemes included in the kit:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) F9C-2 Sparrowhawk, BuNo. 9058, US Navy, USS Akron during autumn 1932 \u2013 spring 1933, or USS Macon in the summer of 1933<\/p>\n<p>2) F9C-2 Sparrowhawk, BuNo. 9057, US Navy, USS Macon, summer 1933<\/p>\n<p>3) F9C-2 Sparrowhawk, BuNo. 9056, US Navy, USS Macon, November 1933<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Assembly instructions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3909\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pdf-download-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CMR72-239-F9C-Sparrowhawk_instr-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMR72-239 F9C Sparrowhawk_instr web<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>RELEASED 11\/2014<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This full resin kit contains 25 parts, a small sheet of clear foil (to make the windshield) and a comprehensive decal sheet.<\/p>\n<p>This kit replaces the older model (CMR72-5078), which has been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Model build:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/smiley-modelling.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"66\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/inchhighguy.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/07\/czech-master-resin-curtiss-f9c-sparrowhawk-build-in-1-72-scale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inch High Guy<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>You may evaluate reading the following:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scalemates.com\/kits\/cmr-cmr72-239-curtiss-f9c-sparrowhawk--721876\">concise product info on HyperScale<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4202,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[61],"product_tag":[59],"class_list":{"0":"post-4215","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-72resair","7":"product_tag-reskit","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=4215"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=4215"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=4215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}