{"product_id":"kasyanenko-kpi-5-1-33-orel-104","title":"Kasyanenko KPI-5 1:33 Orel (104)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eKasyanenko KPI-5 Russian Fighter 1917 – 1:33 Orel Card Model Kit No. 104\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale - \u003cstrong\u003e1:33\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Sheets - \u003cstrong\u003eA4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssembly Instruction Language - \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish, Polish, Russian, German\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild a highly unusual aircraft from the pioneering years of military aviation with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKasyanenko KPI-5 Fighter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as kit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo. 104\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This detailed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:33 scale card model kit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recreates the experimental fighter developed by the Kasyanenko brothers during the First World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKasyanenko KPI-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was an experimental Russian fighter aircraft developed during \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorld War I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Conceived by the Kasyanenko brothers, the aircraft was built in the workshops of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKyiv Polytechnic Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and represented an unconventional attempt to create a fighter with excellent forward visibility for the pilot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the KPI-5's most distinctive features was its streamlined, elongated teardrop-shaped fuselage, tapering to a pointed rear section. The engine arrangement was designed to give the pilot an unobstructed view ahead, particularly important for aiming and firing during aerial combat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrowning machine gun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was positioned in the nose of the aircraft. The unusual design made the KPI-5 very different from the more conventional tractor-configured fighters appearing during the same period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstruction of the prototype was completed during the First World War, but testing was delayed until \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1917\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The aircraft's career proved extremely short. During ground testing at the Syrets airfield on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 July 1917\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the KPI-5 crashed and was badly damaged. Development was abandoned and the fighter never entered series production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Orel model reproduces this fascinating experimental aircraft in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:33 scale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is supplied on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 A4 sheets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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