The Vultee V-1A was a V-1 redesigned to meet American Airlines’ needs for an eight-passenger airliner. American purchased 11 V-1As, but the plane ultimately failed due to safety concerns about a single-engine plane and the advent of the twin-engine Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s. Vultee then redesigned the V-1A for the United States Army Air Corps, but it received few orders.

Design-wise, the Vultee V-1A was constructed using square plates of alu-clad rivetet together in a shingle fashion, with the rear aluclad plate overlapping the shingle in-front.

The model Vultee modelled here will be the V-1A in both civilian as well as in Spanish Civil War configurations.

Specifications:

Type: High speed passenger transport
Maker: Airplane Development Corp.
Wing Span: 50 ft (15.24 m)
Length: 37 ft (11.28 m)
Height: 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
Weight: Empty 5,307 lb (2,407 kg); Max 8,500 lb (3,856 kg)
Power plant: One 850 hp Wright Cyclone R-1820-G2 air-cooled nine-cylinder radial engine.
Cruise speed 211 mph (240 kmh);
Range 1000 mls (1,609 km)
Payload: Seats for 8 passengers
Crew: 1 or 2

Scale Size (1:5):

Span Width: 3048 mm
Length:  2255.52 mm