MAQUETTE À MONTER - F-84F Thunderstreak Kinetic | N° K48068 | 1:48 **LIKE NEW INSIDE UNOPENED**
Prix régulier 50,00 € TTC 6%
Characteristics
| Condition | Like New Inside Unopened - Intérieur non ouvert |
| Scale | 1:48 |
| Manufacturer | Kinetic Model Kits |
| Size of the box | 40 x 25 x 4 cm |
| EAN | 9588838161427 |
Description
In 1948, a swept wing version of the F-84 was created with the hope of bringing performance to the level of the F-86. The last production F-84E was fitted with a swept tail, a new swept wing with 40 degrees of anhedral angle plus swept tail surfaces (33.58 kN) of thrust. The aircraft was designated as the XF-96A, and a YF-96A was engine producing 35.6 kN, and it flew on 3 June 1950 with Otto P. Haas at the controls. Although the airplane was capable of 602 knots (693 mph, 1,115 km/h), the performance gain over the F-84E was considered minor. Nonetheless, it was decided that the F-84F Thunderstreak would be a low-cost improvement of the straight-wing Thunderjet with over 55 percent commonality in tooling. In 1957 the first operational Wing was formed, being JagdBomberGeschwader 31 (JBG31) at Buchel, later Norvenich with squadron-code DA, followed by 5 more during the period 1958 to 1961, these being JBG32 (Lechfeld, code DB), 33 (Buchel, code DC), 34 (Memmingen, code DD), 35 (Husum, code DE) and 36 (Rheine-Hopsten, code DF). The last Thunderstreaks went out of service in December 1966, although already from 1961 the F-104 Starfighter gradually took over its role. More than 230 German Streaks were transferred to the Turkish and Greek Air Forces and some still survive today as monuments or in museums.
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