Hobby Master 1:48 Air Power Series HA8102
Boeing N2S Stearman Diecast Model
USN, NAS Corpus Christi, TX, 1943 |
| 1:48 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Boeing N2S Stearman | | 6.25" | | 8" |
It was determined that there was a lack of training facilities for naval pilots so on March12, 1941 NAS Corpus Christi, Texas was commissioned with training starting on May 5, 1941. In the first year of operation 800 instructors trained 300 students per month and by December 7, 1941 this rate had doubled. When WWII had ended more than 35,000 naval pilots received their wings. In June of 1943 course 3 graduated including future U.S. President George H.W. Bush, the youngest pilot to ever graduate from Corpus Christi.
Designed as a primary trainer, the Stearman Kaydet was first flown in 1933. Prior to their aquisition by Boeing in 1934, the Stearman Aircraft Company developed a series of rugged biplane designs that culminated in the immensely successful Model 75 Kaydet, more commonly referred to as the "Stearman". The aircraft was adopted by the US Army Air Corps and US Navy as their primary trainer during World War II. The simple and robust design made surplus Stearmans a popular choice for crop dusters after the type was retired from the military and, in fact, a large number of airworthy examples still exist to this day. © Copyright 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Hobby Master's 1:48 scale Boeing (Stearman) Kaydet is a beautifully constructed diecast model, ready for display right out of the box with no assembly required. The model features two open cockpits that offer an unobstructed view of interior details such as pad-printed instrument dials and control sticks with hand-painted handgrips. The uncowled engine provides a clear view of its cooling fins and pushrod on each cylinder head behind a fee spinning propeller. The fuselage, wings and tail surfaces feature simulated stretched fabric and fine guaged wire has been hand-threaded between the model's wings to represent structural bracing wires.
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The Hobby Master "1:48 Air Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft.
Hobby Master "1:48 Air Power Series" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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