Category: Modern Era (1945-Present)

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“Immaculate Condition” Yak-11/3U “Czech Ride” Offered For Sale

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Yak 11/3RU “Czech Ride” has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

This is modified 1954 Yak 11 rebuilt to Yak 3U configuration by Dan McCue in USA – effort of 12000 hrs. Always kept in heated hangar (+18 deg), immaculate condition, flies regularly 20-30 hrs per year. Only 560 hrs since overhaul on powerplant and airframe. Powerplant: Pratt Whitney R2000 engine with 1450 hp and 3 bladed Hamilton Standard propeller Performance: 220 KTS IAS at 180 l/h Vne 340 KTS 720 liters total fuel capacity in 5 tanks heavy duty disc brakes make operations from 800 m airports

The machine is located in Warsaw, NA Poland. Pricing is available upon request. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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Modelsvit Releases New Tool P-51H Model Kit

Modelsvit has released its new tool P-51H model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit (4817) reportedly includes two cockpits, clear parts (open/closed canopy) and flaps that can be adjusted in 2 positions. Additional features include adhesive masks, photo etched parts and decals with marking options for a number of aircraft, including 44-64561 of 182 FBS, Texas ANG; 44-64347 of 101 FIS, Massachusetts ANG; 44-64351 of 133 FIS, New Hampshire ANG and RAF machine KN987.

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“Good Condition, Fully Operational” Pilatus P2-06 Offered For Sale

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Pilatus P2-06 HB-RAR (S/N 56) is available for sale. The listing states (in part):

Aircraft of the Swiss Air Force that served as trainer, liaison and flight school machine from 1949 to 1980. Military registration number: U136… Good condition, still fully operational. Complete manufacturer’s technical documentation and maintenance tools available.

The airframe reportedly has 2016 hrs TSN, while the Walter Motorlet, Argus AS.410-A2 12-cylinder inverted V engine has 1704 hrs TSN. The machine is located in Switzerland and is currently being offered for USD $180,000. Click here and here to check out complete listings.

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“Updated, User Friendly” Yak 11 Offered For Sale With Reduced Price

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1952 Yakovlev/Haley Yak 11 NX2124X (S/N 102146) is currently available for sale with a reduced price.

The machine, described as “one of the most updated and user friendly YAK aircraft available” reportedly has 5,423 hours TTSNEW, while the Pratt and Whitney R-2000-4 engine has 1100 SMOH (60 since lower end overhaul by Anderson Aeromotive in 2013). It is described as including an avionics package, custom 16 gallon oil tank, pre-oil system, outboard wing fuel tanks, Sam Davis custom exhaust system
12” Aluminum oil cooler, spray bar supplemental cooling system, hydraulic disc brakes, light composite nitrogen bottle for gear and flaps and electric retractable tailwheel – locking.

The aircraft is located in California and is currently being offered for $350,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.

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Freewing to Release T-33 Shooting Star 80mm RC Model

Freewing and Motion RC have announced the upcoming release of a new 80mm (1/9.5 scale) T-33 Shooting Star PNP RC model in both USAF and German liveries.

The model is reportedly constructed from EPO foam, carbon, wood, aluminum, and other materials and is powered by an 80mm EDF power system “optimized for performance and easy flying behavior.” Additional features include light wing loading for “very stable flight and a mild gentle stall,” scale split flaps, removable tip tanks, robust aluminum trailing link suspension landing gear and “quick and easy screw together assembly.”

The models are available as ARF Plus (ARF + servos) or Receiver Ready. Release is expected somethime this month. Click below to check out a video overview.

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de Havilland Chipmunk Offered For Sale, Many Extra Parts Included

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1951 de Havilland Chipmunk Mk. 22 T.10 N48110 (British S/N WD285) has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

120hrs SMOH of engine and airframe. Painted in 2010. Garmin GNC 250XL Com/Nav and GTX 320A Transponder, PS Engineering PM501 intercom. All new instrument panels. Padded inserts for seat pans. All but electric starter replaced with modern American accessories. German composite prop. American wheels, tires, and brakes. Canopy and cowling cover included plus many extra parts.

The aircraft is located in California City, California and is currently being offered for US $62,000, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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HpH Releases New Tool 1/48 B-52 Stratofortress Model Kit

HpH Models has announced the release of their new tool B-52 Stratorfortress model kit in a massive 1/48 scale.

The company states that the kit (HPH 48052L) has been finished and the first pre-orders are currently being dispatched:

There are about 60 pre-ordered kits right now and further pre-orders are being accepted. If you pre-order the kit right now, you will get to the pre-orders list once the deposit is paid. New pre-orders will be dispatched during March.

As previously reported, the offering is part of the company’s “extreme” line, which also includes a 1/48 B-36 Peacemaker. It reportedly includes fiberglass main assemblies, vacuum cast resin details and clear parts made of transparent resin. Also said to be included are photo-etched and metal parts, a wet transfer decal sheet and painting masks. Continue reading HpH Releases New Tool 1/48 B-52 Stratofortress Model Kit

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Airfix Releases New Tool MiG-17F Fresco Model Kit

Airfix has released their new tool Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F model kit (A03091) in 1/72 scale.

The representation of the iconic cold war jet was reportedly produced utilizing scan data from a restored example of the type as well as research visits that allowed the team to check of specific details and capture many reference photos. The final product includes two marking options representing Vietnamese and Soviet aircraft.

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Second Trailer Released For Top Gun: Maverick [Video]

Earlier today, Paramount Pictures released the new second trailer for Top Gun: Maverick, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun. Details about the plot were also included:

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

As reported when the first trailer was released, the new film will apparently focus on the F-18, although the familiar F-14 also makes an appearance, as does a P-51D Mustang.

Top Gun: Maverick is currently slated to hit theaters on June 26, 2020. Click below to check out the new trailer.

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Academy Releases New Tool F-14A Tomcat Model Kit

Academy has released its new tool F-14A Tomcat model kit in 1/72 scale.

The kit (12563) reportedly includes “accurately detailed cockpit and landing gears and precisely engraved panel lines and rivets,” as well as drop tanks and various air-to-air weaponry. Additional features include the option to build the wings at maximum or minimum sweep position and Cartograf decals representing US Navy’s VF-143 “Pukin Dogs.”

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