Product Description
The prototype Reppu, developed as a successor to the Zero fighter, failed to achieve satisfactory results due to insufficient engine power, and by the summer of 1944, its development was in danger of being canceled.
At this point, Mitsubishi decided to replace the engine with one of its own manufactured engines, a strategy it had advocated from the beginning of development.
Two months later, flight tests confirmed a significant improvement in performance, raising hopes for mass production.
However, due to the worsening war situation, these test aircraft could not be fully developed, and repeated air raids kept mass production far from being possible. As a result, this aircraft remained a "phantom fighter" until the end of the war.
Completed product total length 249mm, total width 291mm
Approximately 84 parts
Includes a figure of a pilot sitting in the cockpit.
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Item Size/Weight : 34.2 x 19.3 x 5 cm / 267g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- FC03
- JAN code
- 4536318485032
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.