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USS Macon 1/700th scale
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Flying Aircraft Carrier of the United States Navy, ZRS 5, the USS Macon was the second of two ships of this type built by the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation in Akron, Ohio in the USA. Her first flight was on 21st April 1933. This is the main body of the ship, comprising nose, mid-hull with hangar, and tail sections to be assembled together. It is designed for printing in White Strong & Flexible plastic, although Frosted Ultra Detail is an option. To complete the model you will need to order the Macon Hull Fitments model which comprises the Control Gondola, a set of eight Propeller/Gearbox outrigger assemblies with the propellers in the straight ahead position, a second optional set of eight with the propellers turned through 90°, and the eight engine external radiator units. The airship commander was able to use each engine pair with the propellers in either configuration. for example engines 1 & 2 and 5 & 6 might have their props in the straight ahead position whilst he ordered 3 & 4 and 7 & 8 props to be directed straight down to use their thrust to offset heaviness for example, or help with landing in difficult wind conditions. So, the Macon Hull Fitments model provides enough propeller/gearbox parts for Macon to be completed in any of the possible configurations that were available to the commander.For the aeroplanes she carried, you will need to order the Akron/Macon HTA Unit model. In this you have a choice of 11 planes to mount on the 'Trapeze", on the"Perch", in the hangar or wherever you like, off-ship. HTA stood for "Heavier Than Air", whilst Macon was an LTA , "Lighter Than Air", carrier.There are five positions in the hangar including one in each corner to which an aircraft could be moved via an overhead monorail system for parking. Planes were brought up into the hanger on the "Trapeze", a swinging crane jib that was swung down out of the hangar door to present a "hook-on" rail below the belly of the airship for a pilot to attach his aircraft to. Each plane was equipped with an overhead snap-on hook at the top of a boom that was both a hook-positioning guide and a propeller guard. The Macon would fly into the wind and the airplane pilot flew in from below to make his hook-on before being swung up into the hanger. On the Curtiss F9c Sparrowhawks, once in the hangar , the airframe fitters would remove the undercarriage and replace it with a long-range fuel tank; there was no use for wheels once you were out on patrol over the Pacific! The Akron/Macon HTA Unit model gives you a choice of F9s, with or without undercarriage. Just aft of the main hangar door there was a separate fixed trapeze (the "Perch") for a plane making a quick stop-over or for holding an operation-ready F9C - this is represented by a separate mounting hole on the model. So you are able to place an F9 here or alternatively, fix a Consolidated N2Y two-seater that was used as a ship's "running boat”. Again, a couple of these are included in the Akron/Macon HTA Unit model.There is a hole for a 2mm diameter mounting rod, in the floor of the mid section of the hull.Click HERE to go to our model of Akron's sister ship ZRS4, the USS Akron.
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