Description: This F16 Fighting Falcon from the Franklin Mint Collection is a must-have for aircraft enthusiasts and diecast collectors. The gray color and 1:48 scale make it an impressive addition to any collection. Crafted from high-quality diecast material, this model is built to last and will make a great display piece.With its superb attention to detail, this F16 Fighting Falcon is sure to impress. It is perfect for those who appreciate the art of aviation and want to showcase their passion. Add it to your collection today and experience the thrill of this iconic aircraft.The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-rolefighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-aircombat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost,high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations.In an air combat role, the F-16's maneuverability andcombat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat, stay, fight and return)exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets inall weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter.In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles (860kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself againstenemy aircraft, and return to its starting point. An all-weather capabilityallows it to accurately deliver ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions.A team of nine 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron LowObservable Aircraft Structural Maintenance personnel at Luke Air Force Base(AFB) painted an F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 310th Fighter Squadron asolid medium-gray color. As explained by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder, 56thFighter Wing Public Affairs, in the article Luke changes F-16 paint scheme tosingle color, the process took approximately a week and a half, includingsanding, priming and painting.While the single color is used at other Air Forcebases, it represents a first for the 56th Fighter Wing, said Master Sgt.Michael Cleary, LO ASM senior noncommissioned officer in charge. Never beforehas there been an F-16 that has a one solid paint scheme at Luke; Luke’s F-16straditionally have been painted dark gray on top and light gray on the bottomof the aircraft. The Have Glass V is the latestversion of the special paint. Based on the Have Glass Grey (FS36170), we havestarted observing the new darker color scheme on U.S. F-16s beginning in 2012when it was applied to the F-16CM (formerly CJ) Block 50 Fighting Falconaircraft. Since then, many units have started using the new color scheme, that,as we explained almost 10 years ago, is slated to become the new standard inthe Viper fleet: the 64th AGRS (Aggressor Squadron) at Nellis Air Force Base,the South Dakota ANG 175th Fighter Squadron and 85th TES at Eglin AFB, Florida,the 480th FS at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, and the 31st Fighter Wing at AvianoAB, Italy, fly or have flown Vipers painted with the new darker color scheme.Some (as this one from the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard) sporta slightly modified variant of the Have Glass V, with a have a darker radomeand the two-letter tail code, serial number and squadron markings black incolor, instead of light grey.
Price: 275 USD
Location: Davenport, Florida
End Time: 2024-11-21T07:20:29.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Franklin Mint
Color: Gray
Scale: 1:48
Material: Diecast
