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Italeri F-fe Tiger 11a 1.48 Scale Usaf Fighter Plane Model Kit

$74.99
Italeri F-5E iger 11a 1.48scale fighter plane plstic model kit 2827S
The F-5 is a legendary fighter plane designed and built by the American company Northrop, which in the 1960s was the only manufacturer of combat aircraft to offer a light and cheap fighter. The F-5 was produced in two versions; single-seat, fighter designated F-5A and two-seat, training and combat F-5B. The F-5 was much smaller than modern fighters weighed about a third of the weight of the popular F-4 Phantom. It owed such a small size to the engines used in it. Northrop's designers saw early progress in the development of small turbojet engines that were built for guided missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. They found these engines to have a favorable thrust-to-weight ratio, and because they were also relatively small, they could be used in a twin-engine airplane, thus ensuring greater propulsion reliability. The plane did not have complicated avionics and electronics, so preparation for the mission and inspections did not require a lot of work. As a result, the combat readiness factor of units armed with these machines was very high, especially in comparison with other supersonic planes from that period.
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