- Reproduce the French Air Force's shark mouse [Red Sea shark]!
[About the actual machine]
- The F-100 Super Saber was developed as a successor to the F-86 Saber, a masterpiece jet fighter after the war, and first flew in 1953.
- Succeeded in breaking through the speed of sound in horizontal flight.
- It became the world's first practical supersonic fighter aircraft.
- The engine is equipped with one Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet.
- Demonstrated a maximum speed of Mach 1.3.
- Fixed armament is equipped with four M39/20mm engines.
- It was possible to equip and operate missiles such as the Sidewinder and Bullpup, as well as nuclear bombs.
- The F-100 as an air superiority fighter later evolved into a fighter-bomber based on military requirements.
- Types C and D were developed, which increased the number of hard points and increased the ability to carry weapons, as well as improving the cruising range.
- In the 1960s, it was used as a ground attack aircraft in the Vietnam War, and from the end of the 1950s it was also used by the air forces of four countries around the world, including France and Denmark.
[About the model]
- This is a plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the F-100D, which appeared in 1956 as a fighter-bomber version of the F-100 Super Saber, the world's first practical supersonic fighter.
- The scale is 1/144 and the total length is approximately 10cm and width is approximately 8cm.
- The parts are made by F-toys and are easy to assemble, and the set includes two aircraft.
- The style that combines a slim fuselage with an air intake in the nose and swept wings is accurately modeled down to the panel lines, and the refueling probe and long pitot tube that characterize the F-100D are also delicately reproduced. I am.
- The markings have been selected for two models that have a very different atmosphere from the US Air Force aircraft.
- Two types of decals are available: the shark mouse of the French Air Force's EC 4/11 Jura Squadron, which was deployed to Djibouti near the Red Sea from 1973, and the Danish Air Force's 725th Fighter Squadron, which was engaged in the defense of Northern Europe.
- Please enjoy the appearance of two aircraft that were active in the European Air Force.
[Major features]
- Reproduce F-100D Super Saber on 1/144 scale
- Finished total length is approximately 10cm, width approximately 8cm
- Parts are made by F-toys and are easy to assemble
- Set of parts for 2 aircraft
- Two types of markings are available: French Air Force and Danish Air Force.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )