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Trait d'Union Tophe! If future historians use my images, I'll be
persona non grata over on Secret Projects
Does anyone remember the Dewoitine D.527 C1, a 1/48 resin kit whif by Pend Oreille Models (PR4835)? I was intrigued by the concept but wondered whether they got the wing placement. Pend Oreille moved the P-51A's laminar flow wing aft on the D.520. Based on the
Spiteful, I'd have thought the wing should be moved forward (can any of the
engineers confirm which is right?)
Anyway, I decided to have a whack at the D.527 myself. My version (based on a pair of D.520s by Georges Olivereau) has the
Mustang wing pushed forward. For fun, I also decided to adapt the P-51A radiator bath and retractable tail wheel.
The second aircraft I've called the SNCAM M.521M. Here I'm imagining that Midi was not absorbed by SNCASE and that, desparate for a postwar product, the firm attempted an update of the Merlin-engined D.521. The M.521M has a Packard V-1650-7 in a P-51D derived cowling and radiator bath matched with a P-47D bubble canopy.