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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA0128 Chengdu J-7D, 30168 Night Fighter, Chinese PLA Air Force

True 1/72 scale Professionally painted unique scheme Great attention to detail All markings are Tampoed (pad applied) Option to display the model on a stand that is provided or on the landing gear Canopy opens Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic Highly collectable

THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES NOT THE RETAIL VERSION

China was receiving aircraft and technical help from the USSR. When Egypt and China seemed to be looking to the US for assistance, relations with the USSR ended. To keep aircraft development going in China, Egypt sent a Mig-21MF in return for a Romeo Class SSK sub. China reverse engineered the Mig-21MF and developed the J-7C/D. Externally the J-7D was almost identical but had some improved avionics and weapons controls, many J-7Ds were just upgraded J-7Cs. This J-7D originally was an operational night fighter under the Beijing MR (Military Region) at Huairen Air Field.

Aircraft 30168 was originally assigned to the 10th Air Corps, 15th Air Division, 43rd Regiment, 1st squadron had 15 J-7Cs used as spares and 2nd squadron had 10 J-7Cs operational. 3rd squadron had 10 J-7Ds operational and 4th squadron had 10 J-7Ds operational as a night fighter under the Beijing MR (Military Region) at Huairen Air Field. There were a total of 6 Regiments 4 night fighters and 4 training regiments with 10 aircraft. All the J-7Ds were modified versions of the J-7C and were given a new light grey paint scheme for the night fighting role.

Trying to improve the shortcomings of the J-7C a more powerful WP-13F1 turbojet (7,300kg w/ afterburning) was installed to improve the maneuverability. Avionics were upgraded as well, which include more reliable JL-7A J-band fire-control radar, HK-13A HUD and fire-control computer, JD-3II TACAN, 563B INS, and RKL-800 integrated ECM system, 941-4A chaff/flare dispenser. J-7D can be distinguished by a new set of 930-4 RWR antennas on top of the vertical tail-fin. The aircraft also features an improved weapon management system for the new PL-8 IR homing AAMs.

Specifications DIMENSIONS Length: 15.591m Wingspan: 7.154m Height: 4.251m Wing area: 23 square metres WEIGHTS Empty: 5,275kg Normal take-off: 7,370kg Max take-off: 9,100kg Normal landing: 5,480kg Fuel capacity: 2,080kg PROPULSION Powerplant: 1X Liyang WP-13F Thrust (dry): 44.1kN (4,497kg, 9,914lb) Thrust (afterburning): 65.17kN (6,645kg; 14,650lb)

PERFORMANCE Max level speed: Mach 2.0 (high altitude) Max climb rate: 180m/s (sea-level) Service ceiling: 18,800m Range (without refueling): Ferry range 1,740km (two AAMs and two 480 liter drop tanks); or 2,230km (three 720 liter drop tanks) Combat radius: (Loitering with two AAMs and three 720 liter drop tanks, at altitude 11,000m) 45 minutes flight and 5 minutes combat (Long-range interception with two AAMs and three 720 liter drop tanks at speed of Mach 1.5) 650km (Long-range interdiction with two 150kg bombs and three 720 liter drop tanks, hi-lo-hi) 600km (Close air support with four rocket launchers, no drop tank, lo-lo-lo) 370km In-flight refueling: No G limit: +7G ARMAMENT Fixed weapon: J-7D: 2X Type 23-III (23mm), 100 rounds per gun External hard-points: 5 (J-7D) Air-to-air missiles: PL-2, PL-5, PL-7, PL-8, PL-9, Magic R550, AIM-9 Bomb: 250/500kg free-bomb Other: 57/90/130mm unguided rocket launcher AVIONICS Flight control: WL-7 radio compass; 0101 HR A2 altitude radio altimeter; LTC-2 horizon gyro; XS-6 marker beacon receiver; VOR; Distance Measure Equipment (DME); Instrument Landing System (ILS) Fire control: SM-3A optical sight (J-7); AFS-3A lead-computing sight with Type 222 ranging radar input (J-7II); GEC-Marconi Type 956 HUD Countermeasures: South-West China Research Institute of Electronic Equipment KG-8602 RWR interfaced with the South-West China Research Institute of Electronic Equipment KG-8605 internal radar noise jammer and China National Import and Export Corporation GT-1 chaff/flare dispenser, and Type 602 ‘Odd Rods’ IFF