Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009 

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Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009
Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009
Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009
Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009
Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9316451
Area
Aviation
Title
Portuguese Air Force - F-16A Fighting Falcon, Monte Real AB, 201 squadron, 50th anniversary, 2009
Airline
Portuguese Air Force
Aircraft type
F-16A Fighting Falcon
Item
1:72 models
Manufacturer / brand of object
JC Wings
Material
Metalworking
Number
JCW-72-F16-007
Year
2009
Collection / set
Theme
Modellen Militair
Country
Portugal
Dimensions
Details
Limited edition, The Portuguese Air Force repainted this F-16A with a bold new paint scheme to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Monte Real Air Base. The scheme features an F-86 Sabre which was the first type to fly from the airbase when it was inaugurated in 1959. Designed by General Dynamics as a lightweight, daytime USAF air-combat fighter, the F-16 was first flown on January 20th, 1974. This single-engine, supersonic aircraft has, over the years, evolved into a multirole aircraft. It has a frameless bubble canopy-giving its pilot superior visibility-and it uses advanced aerodynamics. The F-16 was one of the first designs to use a relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire system, which helps it pull 9-g maneuvers and achieve speeds of more than Mach 2. Called "Viper" by its pilots, the F-16 is considered one of the most successful aircraft designs of the Cold War, with 4,400+ aircraft built since 1976.