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PT-17 Kaydet Diecast Model, USAAF - Hobby Master HA8101
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Description
Hobby Master Air Power Series Diecast Model
Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet - "41-8169", U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF)
1:48 scale. Length: 6.2”. Wingspan: 8”
Stearman Aircraft Company produced a biplane trainer-aircraft called the Model 70. In 1935 the US Navy ordered the Model 70 with a Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine designated the NS-1. Boeing Airplane bought Stearman and gave the Model 70 a Lycoming R-6805-5 radial engine making it a Model 75. In 1936 the US Army Air Corps placed an order for the Model 75 and designated it PT-13. With a Continental R-670-5 engine it became the PT-17. The RCAF labeled it the PT-27 Kaydet with Kaydet becoming the universally accepted name.
The Stearman PT-17 Kaydet was easy to fly, fairly rugged and a good primary teaching aircraft for new pilots. It gained the nickname “Yellow Peril” and after World War II many Kaydets were used for recreational flying and crop dusting. The PT-17 Kaydet on display at the American Air Museum, Duxford, England, painted as 42-17786/25, is in fact mainly 41-8169 c/n 75-1728 with some parts from G-BRTK c/n 75-5949, formerly N16716 and 42-17786 BuAer 38728.
Hobby Master offers a wide selection of quality, pre-assembled, diecast model airplanes. Each model is crafted to a high level of accuracy using specifications of the original aircraft. They are constructed with precision-made diecast metal and some plastic components.
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