Lebed 12

Russia's V.A. Lebedev Joint-Stock Aeronautics Company (Lebed) produced a variety of machines in small quantities until they hit upon success with the Lebed 12, a two-seater powered by a Salmson nine-cylinder radial engine. 225 were ordered in July, 1916, of which about 218 were delivered. Early production problems delayed introduction until autumn, and even after arriving at the front, it was difficult to fly.

The V.V. Slyusarenko Aviation Company of Petrograd produced twenty Lebed 12s.

The Lebed 12bis was an identical airframe re-engined with a 150hp Hispano-Suiza V8, and two were built in 1917.

1:144 Scale

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1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

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