09 The Westland Lysander - Technical Guide

Westland Lysander — a technical guide, Airframe Detail 9

This is a book, not a kit. This title is volume number 9 of the Airframe Detail series of the British publisher Valiant Wings Publishing — a concentrated technical guide to a single type of aircraft, put together for modelers whatever the scale they build in. The author is Richard A. Franks. A sample build of a Lysander model is part of the volume as well.

The Lysander was a British high-wing monoplane for cooperation with the ground army, recognizable by its fixed landing gear in teardrop fairings and its deep struts. It was powered by a Bristol radial engine, and automatic leading-edge slats and slotted flaps gave it exceptional qualities on short takeoff and landing strips. That is exactly what made it a legend: in the version for special duties, with an extra tank under the fuselage and a ladder by the cockpit, it carried agents into occupied France by night and back again. It went on to serve in searching for survivors at sea, in target towing and on liaison flights.

What the book contains

• Period photographs and detail shots of the individual parts of the airframe
• Technical drawings and data from the surviving manuals
• Color profiles with notes on camouflage and markings
• A survey of the kits and accessories that have come out for the type
• A sample build of a Lysander model in a small scale

Who it is for

For modelers of the Lysander in any scale who need evidence on the cockpit, the canopy, the landing gear, the armament and the equipment. Also for readers drawn to the night flights for special operations.

Check the extent, the arrangement and the language version on the box.