The I-12 Sharpshooter is a design that is caught in the middle of changing eras in aircraft design. In the late 1930's, aircraft designers were transitioning away from wood and canvas biplanes toward steel and aluminum monoplanes. The 1-12 has a tubular steel and aluminum skin construction, however still has holdovers from the past, such as a set of fixed landing gear and wire bracing on the wings. The entire fuselage is as streamlined as possible, but the design still has the radial engine exposed and un-cowled. Designed as an interceptor, the Sharpshooter has an impressive climb rate for its day and a supercharger optimized for high altitude. The high aspect ratio (length to width) ratio of the wings gives the I-12 good performance at high altitude, and also an impressive turn radius at lower airspeeds. For weight reduction to help climb the weapons on board were limited to one .50 caliber machine gun and one .30 caliber machine gun. While light, it can still handle the medium bombers it was designed to face. Cockpit is detailed and with instruments. The fuselage was later given newer, stronger wings and a larger engine, and that aircraft was re-designated the I-108 Skyfox. Enjoy!