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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 Mig-21 was originally built by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union with a NATO nickname Fishbed. No other jet has had as many planes produced as the Mig-21. Depending on the reference source 8,000 - 13,000 planes of all versions were made in the Soviet Union, under license to allied countries and China without license. A small, fast, agile, dependable and most importantly simple making it easy to turn out great numbers of the plane.

The Syrian Arab Air Force was established in early 1950’s. In 1962-63 the first F-13 MiG-21’s began to arrive. By 1973 Syria had an air force with over 100 MiG-21 aircraft equipping 10 squadrons. On October 6, 1973, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar Syria and Egypt launched a surprise attack against Israel with the hopes of taking back the territory they lost to Israel in 1967 during the 6-Day War. This conflict lasted until October 25, 1973 when a truce was reached.

The MiG-21FL is a downgraded variant of the MiG-21PF and meant for the Third World market. It is has the lesser powerful R11F-300 engine. This variant also lacks the ability to carry RS-2US beam-riding missiles and has the basic version of the RP-21 radar. The FL has a wide chord fin as well as a brake chute fairing.

MiG-21FL 1965 type 77 F - Forsazh (Reheat) L - Lokator (Radar)

Engine - Tumansky R11F-300 Thrust - 38.3/56.4 kN dry/reheat Thrust - 8600/12680 lbf dry/reheat Armament No internal canon Center Pylon - 1 x PTB-490 Inboard hardpoints - 1 x K-13/R-3S, 1 x UB-16-57U, 1 x FAB-100/250 Avionics Radio - RSIU-5G IFF - SRO-1 ADF - ARK-10 RWR - SPO-2 Sirena-2 Gunsight - PKI Radar - R1L Transponder - SOD-57M Globus-2 Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA0188 MIG-21FL “1411” SyAAF, early 1970s