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E-flite P-39 Airacobra 1.2m: This unusual WW II model flies as good as it looks!

The P-39 Airacobra saw service throughout WW II and had awesome firepower. The unique shape of the fuselage with long slender nose was to make room for the massive cannon in the front end. To avoid complications of shooting through the prop arc, engineers chose to use the propeller shaft as a cannon barrel. In turn, this meant moving the engine behind the pilot, so the drive train ran right beneath the pilot’s seat. The...

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