Product Description

The West German Air Force had planned to transition from the F-104G to the Tornado IDS (an aircraft jointly developed by the UK, Germany and Italy) in the early 1970s, but due to development delays, they considered adopting the lighter, simplified F-4 proposed by the United States.
Initially, a single-seater design was considered, but given the performance of the RF-4E that had been introduced earlier, we reverted to the two-seater design.
It was thus adopted by the West German Air Force and became the F type, but because it was equipped with a simple radar without an illuminator function, it was unable to operate the AIM-7 Sparrow, and so its air-to-air armament consisted only of AIM-9s and machine guns.
In addition, the aerial refueling system and one onboard fuel tank have been removed to reduce weight.
Externally, it is equipped with movable leading edge slats and the stabilizer (tail stabilizer) is a type that does not have fixed slats.
The F-4F will be procured in a total of 175 aircraft for two fighter-bomber wings and two interceptor wings.
In 1983, the Improved Combat Effectiveness (ICE) program saw the radar equipment replaced with the AN/APG-65GY to improve beyond visual range look-down/shoot-down capability, enabling the use of the AIM-120 AMRAAM.
110 were adapted for air defense, and another 37 were modified for ground attack without radar upgrades.
This product reproduces the combination of a new molded soft wing and a stabilizer without fixed leading edge slats.
When completed it will look different from E (late model).
The markings recreate the aircraft belonging to Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG71) [Richthofen] in 1985 and 2013.

Product Specifications

Item series

1/72 Aircraft

Country

Germany

Item code

FX06

JAN code

4536318760061

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