Hasegawa 1/48 Aichi D3A1 Aichi D3A 11-inch "Midway Island"

Plastic / Aircraft Model Assembly Kit
● In 1936, three trial ship bombers were ordered by Aichi, Nakajima and Mitsubishi from the Navy, but because Mitsubishi abandoned development on the way, two companies, Aichi and Nakajima The development of prototype was competed with.
● In Aichi, the planar shape of all metal low-wing single leaves, main wing and tail wing adopts aerodynamically superior elliptical tapered wings, the main legs are fixed legs with emphasis on practicality, and the lower wing of the main wing is equipped with a steep descent braking plate Developed the aircraft, the prototype first flight in 1938 (1938). In the subsequent flight test unexpectedly started overturning, problems such as the weight of the elevator and the like occurred, but it took time to repair, but because speed and maneuverability were superior to rival Nakajima machine, in 1939 (1939) Employment was adopted as formula 9 bomber aircraft type 1 (D 3 A 1), and there were remarkable successes by bombing that boasted a high scoring rate in the early war.