Description: This is a conversion kit containing crisp and highly detailed grey resin parts and photoetched parts. The Mk XVI was the same as the Mk IX in nearly all respects except for the engine, a Merlin 266. The Merlin 266 was the Merlin 66 and was built under licence in the USA by the Packard Motor Company. The "2" was added as a prefix in order to avoid confusion with the engines, as they required different tooling. All Mk XVI aircraft produced were of the Low-Altitude Fighter (LF) variety. This was not determined by the length of the wings (clipped wings were fitted to most LF Spitfires), but by the engine, which had been optimised for low-altitude operation. All production Mk XVIs had clipped wings for low altitude work and were fitted with the rear fuselage fuel tanks with a combined capacity of 75 gal. Many XVIs featured cut-down rear fuselages with bubble canopies. On these aircraft the rear fuselage tank capacity was limited to 66 gal.
Price: 69 USD
Location: Sola, Rogaland
End Time: 2025-01-09T12:30:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Buchon Scale Models
Type: Scale model conversion kit
Unit Type: Unit
Material: Metal, Resin
Scale: 1:24
Set Includes: Aircraft, Airplane
MPN: BUC24-037
Subject: D-Day, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Heinkel, Messerschmitt, Moth, Packard, Rolls-Royce, Saab, Spitfire, Willys
