SPAD XIII, TRANSPARENT
Spad XIII, the Legend... Eddie Rickenbacker, president of Eastern Airlines in the 1950s, was the most famous American pilot during the Great War (1914-18). Skilled in air-to-air combat, Eddie R. shot down 26 German aircrafts. Not as many kills as the Red Baron by a long shot, but Eddie had a late start. The Spad XIII was French-built, and the machine of choice for the US Air Service’s 94th squadron. The squadron logo, Uncle Sam’s top hat set in a ring, was painted on the fabric-covered fuselage together with Rickenbacker’s personal number one. The Spad was fitted with a 220HP Hispano Suiza engine, giving it a max speed of 133 mph. Our Spad XIII model completes a collection of classics from WWI: a Curtiss-Jenny for the US, a Sopwith Camel for Britain, a Fokker DVII and Fokker triplane for the Germans, and now the Spad XIII for the French Air Service.My guess is that this plane will not fly in any plane collector’s home. Both you and I know that model plane collectors are hard to find and even harder to please. Our transparent model will sell to people who want an interesting, intricate piece of home décor. That is in this case, a plane. There are simply not many things you can hang as décor. Sure… a chandelier… a mobile…. But a striking object, beautifully made, showing a web-like construction in detail… they’re far and few between and hard to find. This plane will fly out the door!
L. 23.62 in. / 59.99 cm.
W. 29.92 in. / 76 cm.
H. 9.06 in. / 23.01 cm.
Item Number: AM_AP413T Price: $349.95