{"product_id":"blackburn-skua-mk-ii","title":"Blackburn Skua Mk.II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Hobby 1\/72. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab3\" class=\"tab act\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"longdesc box\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tab3\" class=\"tab act\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"longdesc box\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab3\" class=\"tab act\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"longdesc box\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eBlackburn B-24 Skua\u003c\/b\u003e was a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_carrier\" title=\"Aircraft carrier\"\u003ecarrier-based\u003c\/a\u003e low-wing, two-seater, single-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radial_engine\" title=\"Radial engine\"\u003eradial engine\u003c\/a\u003e aircraft by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" title=\"United Kingdom\"\u003eBritish\u003c\/a\u003e aviation company \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackburn_Aircraft\" title=\"Blackburn Aircraft\"\u003eBlackburn Aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e. It was the first Royal Navy carrier-borne all-metal \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantilever\" title=\"Cantilever\"\u003ecantilever\u003c\/a\u003e monoplane aircraft, as well as the first dive bomber in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fleet_Air_Arm\" title=\"Fleet Air Arm\"\u003eFleet Air Arm\u003c\/a\u003e (FAA) service.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-jack_black_p399_2-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blackburn_Skua#cite_note-jack_black_p399-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The aircraft took its name from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skua\" title=\"Skua\"\u003esea bird\u003c\/a\u003e which 'divebombs' any potential predators that come too close to its nest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Skua was designed during the mid-1930s to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Air_Ministry_specifications#1930%E2%80%931939\" title=\"List of Air Ministry specifications\"\u003eSpecification O.27\/34\u003c\/a\u003e, and was a radical design for the era, combining the functions of a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dive_bomber\" title=\"Dive bomber\"\u003edive bomber\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter_aircraft\" title=\"Fighter aircraft\"\u003efighter\u003c\/a\u003e. Its enclosed cockpit and monoplane configuration were obvious shifts from preceding FAA aircraft such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawker_Nimrod\" title=\"Hawker Nimrod\"\u003eHawker Nimrod\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawker_Osprey\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Hawker Osprey\"\u003eHawker Osprey\u003c\/a\u003e biplanes. On 9 February 1937, the first prototype performed its \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maiden_flight\" title=\"Maiden flight\"\u003emaiden flight\u003c\/a\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e it was ordered straight off the drawing board to accelerate its \u003cbr\u003edevelopment. In November 1938, the Skua was introduced to FAA service; \u003cbr\u003e33 aircraft were operational by the outbreak of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_World_War\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Second World War\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSkua Mk.II\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eProduction aircraft powered by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sleeve_valve\" title=\"Sleeve valve\"\u003esleeve valve\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bristol_Perseus\" title=\"Bristol Perseus\"\u003eBristol Perseus\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Long nose as per K5179 but with a shorter, smooth cowling. Two-seat \u003cbr\u003efighter and dive bomber for the Royal Navy; 190 built by Blackburn at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brough_Aerodrome\" title=\"Brough Aerodrome\"\u003eBrough Aerodrome\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"longdesc box\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/s26.postimg.cc\/wjfffjjnd\/DSCN1427.jpg\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 800px; width: 528px; height: 396px; margin: 0px;\" alt=\"1\/72 Special Hobby Blackburn Skua - Ready for Inspection - Aircraft -  Britmodeller.com\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\"\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"test_product_longdesc\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialhobby.eu\/out\/pictures\/z2\/img_7712_result_z2.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialhobby.eu\/out\/pictures\/z6\/img_5591_result_z6.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialhobby.eu\/out\/pictures\/z7\/img_5592_result_z7.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialhobby.eu\/out\/pictures\/z8\/img_5593_result_z8.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"fancybox-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.specialhobby.eu\/out\/pictures\/z10\/img_5595_result_z10.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Special Hobby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795601039744,"sku":"SH72140","price":32.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/SH72140.jpg?v=1775220067","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/blackburn-skua-mk-ii","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}