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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA0149 Soviet MiG-21SM invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968

THESE ARE ONLY PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES NOT THE FINAL PRODUCT True 1/72 scale Professionally painted Great attention to detail All markings are Tampoed (pad applied) Option to display the model on a stand that is provided Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions Loads of optional armament has been provided Canopy can be displayed open or closed Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic Highly collectable

The Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21 (Fishbed-NATO reporting name) is a single seat, single engine; supersonic day fighter-interceptor built in the Soviet Union starting in the 1960s. More than 30 countries have flown the Mig-21 and 40 years later it still serves in many parts of the world. The Mig-21 is the most produced jet fighter since WWII with some estimates as high as 13,000 of all variants being made. During the 1960s and 70s the Mig-21 became the benchmark for combat fighters after WWII.

Two red bands were painted on the Soviet Air Force Mig-21s for the August 20-21 invasion of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. These were used to identify their aircraft that supported the invasion from the Czechoslovakian Air Force Mig-21s that never did counterattack. This invasion by Soviet, Polish, East German, Hungarian and Bulgarian troops ended the liberal reforms heading towards democracy led by Czechoslovak Communist Party leader Dubcek. The time these reforms were in place is called the “Prague Spring” referring to 1848 when several revolutions took place throughout the world.

Specifications Mig-21SM Dimensions Wingspan: 7.154 m / 23.47 ft Length: 14.7 m / 48.23 ft Fuselage length: 12.285 m / 40.3 ft Height: 4.710 m / 15.4 ft Wing area: 23.00 m2 247.5 sq. ft Weight Normal take-off: 8300 kg / 18,298 lb Maximum take-off: 9400 kg / 20,723 lb Performance Engines: 1 X Tumansky R-13-300 Thrust: 14,550 lbs / 6599.76 kg Maximum speed: At altitude - 2230 km/h / 1386 mph At sea level - 1300 km/h / 808 mph Rate of climb: 205 m/s / 672.57 ft/s Service ceiling: 18,000 m / 59,055 ft Armament Hard-points: 5 Cannon: Semi-internal 1.23 mm GSh-23L mounted under the fuselage on the centerline in front of the pylon. Optional: 4 X R-13 (AA-2 Atoll) air-to-air missiles. Could carry bomb load up to 499.86 kg / 1,102 lb. UB-16-57U 16 shot and UD-J2A 32 shot rocket pods. Plus other standard Soviet air-to-ground ordnance.