The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability.The F-35 has three main models; the F-35A is a conventional takeoff and landing variant, the F-35B is a short take off and vertical-landing variant, and [...]
Developed as an evolutionary variant of the original Grumman A2F-1H, the sophisticated EA-6A was constructed in the mid-sixties as a dedicated Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) and Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) aircraft. Its primary mission was to “jam” enemy surface-to-air missile radar emissions to protect U.S. Navy and Marine attack aircraft. Kit Overview Product Number: 85-5623 Skill Level [...]
Here it is, the final installment of the Academy 1/48 F-4B review. Seems like just a few weeks ago, when we posted with great excitement pictures of the new tooling for this model kit. It is here, from tiny plastic granules to a nicely engineered precision model kit on my shelf. I seldom do work-in-progress [...]
Well, and here it is. For the last 7 to 8 weeks in a row, 1 of our most visited pages (followed by the Trumpeter 1/200 Bismarck) has been the Academy 1/48 Phantom F-4B. I’m pleased to announce the pictures of the sprues. They are in a large size format so you can enjoy them [...]
Since its first flight in 1974, the Hawk has been used by the RAF as a training/light combat aircraft. The Adour 151 turbofan engine which has a 2,360kg maximum takeoff weight was fitted to the 11m long, 5.7 tons lightweight fuselage. In addition to the 30mm gun pod, the Hawk could carry up to 3 [...]
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The F-100 History: The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable [...]
Background: The Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO reporting name: “Frogfoot“) is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975. After testing, the aircraft went into series [...]
Here it is, as promised during the last few weeks. This is the 1:48 scale B-24D Liberator from Revell. This model kits has its age, but has managed the test of time based on previous Revell models I’ve built from around the same molding period. The kit comes with some vintage 1/48 scale figures that [...]
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The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly AD) was an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s. It became a piston-powered, propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age, and was nicknamed “Spad”, after a French World War I fighter.The Skyraider had a remarkably long and successful career, even inspiring its straight-winged, [...]
Venezuela was the first Latin-American country who got permission from the US to buy F-16s. They stayed the sole operator in Southern America untill Chile received their new F-16s in the course of 2005. In May 1982, the government of Venezuela signed an agreement to buy 18 block 15 F-16A’s and six Block 15 F-16B’s [...]
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) ground-attack aircraft. An Anglo-American development of the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the Harrier II is the final member of the Harrier family that started with the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 in the early 1960s. The AV-8B is primarily used for [...]
It is big! You have seen the box at your local hobby shop. Have you seen what’s inside this behemoth model kit. I’f you haven’t seen what’s inside, here you can see what’s under the lid of Revell’s 1/48th scale B1-B Lancer Bomber also known as BONE. Along we are including a comparison picture of [...]
The F-16I nicknamed “Sufa” (Storm) is manufactured by “Lockheed Martin” and equipped with a “Pratt & Whitney” engine as well as advanced systems developed in Israel according to the IAF’s specifications by the country’s defense industries. Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT) – These tanks are manufactured by the “Israel Aircraft Industries” and increase the aircraft’s amount [...]
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15) was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in daylight. [...]
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