COBI Building Set CW LIM-5 Polish Air Force 1959 (COBI-5824)

Product detailed description

Construction kit of the Polish fighter aircraft LIM-5 (MIG-17F) with NATO code name Fresco. The assembled model has a removable cockpit cover for easy installation of the pilot figure. The model can stand on its own landing gear or on the included stand with a description. Due to the model's construction, the landing gear legs are not retractable but can be easily removed. Includes a figure of a Polish pilot.

Number of figures: 1 pc
Scale: 1:32
Dimensions when assembled: 30 x 36 x 11 cm
Box dimensions (packaging): 40 x 28 x 6 cm
Number of blocks: 575 pcs
Recommended age: 7+
Package weight: 855 g
Blocks can be combined with another well-known brand: Yes
Collection: Cold War
Contains glowing blocks: No
Material: Plastic

Interesting facts:
» The LIM-5 fighter, actually the MIG-17F, was manufactured by the Polish factory WSK Mielec under license from Mikoyan-Gurevich since 1955.
» The design of the MIG-17 is based on its successful predecessor, the MIG-15, but the wing design was significantly redesigned.
» The result was a heavily armed fighter capable of flying in all weather conditions.
» Although the Klimov VK-1 engine was identical to the MIG-15 engine, there was one significant change. For the first time, the afterburner function was used on a Russian engine.
» The first prototype, however, was not without problems. As early as February 1950, Soviet pilot Ivan Ivashchenko exceeded a speed of 1114 km/h on the SI-01 prototype, but on the next flight, the aircraft fatally failed, and the test pilot perished. 
» Without a proper investigation into the causes of the tragedy, under pressure from the new generation of American jet aircraft, it was decided to start serial production.
» Ultimately, the MIG-17 became a very successful aircraft, equipping all Warsaw Pact countries.
» Several countries still fly MIG-17 aircraft today, such as Angola, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, and North Korea.
» With the arrival of American supersonic bombers B-58 and FB-111, the MIG-17 became obsolete and was gradually replaced by the MIG-21, but that's another story.
» The aircraft with fuselage number 1023 is located in the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow.

Technical parameters of the original:
Dimensions: wingspan 9.628 m, length 11.36 m, height 3.8 m
Weight: 3,950 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 5,354 kg
Powerplant: jet engine Klimov VK-1F with thrust of 26.48 kN (33.15 kN with afterburner)
Maximum speed: 1,154 km/h
Climb time: 5 minutes and 48 seconds to an altitude of 10,000 m
Range: 16,470 m
Reach: 1,080 km
Fuel tank capacity: 1,415 l
Armament: 37 mm cannon N-37D (40 rounds) + 2x 23 mm cannon NR-23 (2x80 rounds) and up to 500 kg of guided or unguided missiles
Crew: 1