IBG 1/72 PZL P.11a     Plastic Model Kit [72517]

P.11 fighter plane was designed as a development of the in?. Z. Pu?awski's P.6 construction. After Pu?awski's death in March 1931 his main cooperator, in? Wsiewo?od Jakimiuk, took charge of the development of the fighter plane. P.6 construction was changed so the 700hp engine could be used. Despite the fact that consecutive prototypes were constantly modified, the producer was able to send them to international air contests and achieve successes: second place in International Air Meeting in Zurich in 1932 and the highest speed in National Air Race contest in Cleveland in USA (plane was disqualified due to a misunderstanding). PZL construction was notices by the whole world, which resulted in the orders of the future versions of the plane from Poland and from abroad.