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Review by: Paul Kirsopp
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The Box
The box art is fine with a nice picture of the aircraft in, of course, the Red Baron’s bright red colours. The box itself, however, is yet another of Revell’s end-opening offerings. I really don’t like these but, there you go, nothing I can do about it.
The Aircraft
The Dr.1 was first flown in 1917 and made famous by Baron Manfred Von Richthofen. It was a highly manoeuvrable aircraft which was powered by a 110Hp Oberursel rotary engine, a copy of the le Rhône 9 cylinder unit giving a top speed of approximately 115mph and a ceiling of about 10,000 feet.
Armed with two Spandau machine guns, Von Richthofen took his tally to 80 aircraft destroyed before he was shot down either by Captain A. Roy Brown or by ground fire from Canadian troops. Whichever you choose to believe, I doubt the definitive truth will ever be known. Although generally withdrawn from service at the end of 1917, Von Richthofen continued to fly his tri plane until his death in April 1918.
The Dr.1 had a wing span of 23’7” (top wing), 20’5” (centre) and 18’9” (lower) and was 18’11” long. It weighed 895 Lbs empty and 1295 Lbs fully loaded and a total of 320 were built.
Wanting Inspiration?
(try to ignore the voice-over, that’s irritating, but some good views of the aircraft and evocative in-flight sequences – Geoff)
The Kit
Moulded in bright red; yuk! The decals are dated 1997, the inside of one of the wings 1981 and the inside the port fuselage 1957! This is nearly as old as me.
