Mfg: HobbyBoss, 1/72 Scale, Kit No.: 87220, Released: 2008 New Tool The Mi-24 is a twin-engine, five-blade, three-blade tail rotor helicopter. It was the first attack/transport helicopter of the former Soviet Air Force. It flew for the first time in 1968 and the army received its first prototype in 1970. The aircraft is widely used in …
Mfg: Airfix, 1/48 Scale, Kit No.: A03091, Released: 2019 New Tool The MiG-17 was designed to perform the role of bomber killer and was never intended as a dog fighter. Its exceptional agility would allow this aircraft to score combat victories over much heavier and more modern American designs. The USAF dismissed the aircraft as …
Mfg: HobbyBoss, 1/72 Scale, Kit No.: 80258, Released: 2007 New ToolThe F-86, the US Air Force’s first swept-wing jet, made it’s initial flight on October 1, 1947. The F-86F-30 were the versions of the F-86 family, and featured the “6-3” solid wing. The USAF received the first F-30 variant in 1952 and began serving with …
Mfg: HobbyBoss, 1/72 Scale, Kit No.: 80207, Released: 2011 Rebox, Changed Parts In 1970, Northrop won a competition for an improved International Fighter Aircraft (IFA) to replace the F-5A, with better air-to-air performance against aircraft like the Soviet MiG-21. The resultant aircraft, initially known as F-5A-21, subsequently became the F-5E.