Mfg: HobbyBoss, 1/48 Scale, Kit No.: 81766, Released: 2016 New Tool The A-4 Skyhawk was designed by Douglas in response to a U.S. Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the older A-1 Skyraider. Douglas’ design was to minimize size, weight, and complexity, and ultimately weighed half of the Navy’s original specification. The …
Mfg: HobbyBoss, 1/72 Scale, Kit No.: 80258, Released: 2007 New ToolThe F-86, the US Air Force’s first swept-wing jet, made it’s initial flight on October 1, 1947. The F-86F-30 were the versions of the F-86 family, and featured the “6-3” solid wing. The USAF received the first F-30 variant in 1952 and began serving with …