In late 1937, Hawker Aircraft's chief designer Sydney Camm anticipated the need for a fighter faster and larger than anything then in service with the Royal Air Force. Testing of the plane that resulted in the Typhoon, began in 1941 with production aircraft reaching squadrons in late 1942. Kngine and airframe teething problems plagued its early service life, but after design corrections to the elevator, the Typhoon became Britain's preeminent ground attack fighter of World War II. Finally, Hasegawa brings us the early "Car-door" version of the Typhoon Mk.Ib. The kit features fine recessed panel lines, excellent surface and interior detail, optional open or closed right-side entry door, and markings for two aircraft. There are enough optional parts to build any car-door Typhoon, including both open and faired cannons, external rudder horn-balance arms, flat and bulged canopy roofs, and regular and flared exhaust stubs. Unopened locating holes in the wing and the way the fuselage is molded indicate a rocket-armed bubble-canopy version to come.
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