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Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum-A

Luftwaffe JG 73 Steinhoff, 29+14, Laage AB, Germany, 1994

Mikoyan MiG-29S Fulcrum-C
Designed to help the Soviet Union attain air superiority, the MiG-29 fighter was first flown on October 6th, 1977. The MiG-29, known as the "Fulcrum," has a high-mounted bubble canopy and twin jet engines with diagonal-shaped air intakes and large exhausts. Its tapered, swept-back wings and boom-mounted tail fins give it its classic look. Armed with medium and short-range missiles and unguided weapons for ground and sea-surface targets, the MiG-29's sight is a helmet-mounted system-the pilot chooses his targets by looking at them. Even today the Fulcrum remains a potent adversary, and will remain in service for at least another decade

In 1988 and 1989 East Germany received twenty MiG-29A and four MiG-29UB for the 1./JG3 at Preschen. When the Berlin Wall fell in October 1990, the entire inventory of the East German Air Force went to the West German Luftwaffe. The 1./JG3 designation was retained until April 1991, when the two MiG-29 squadrons became JG73 "Steinhoff". In June 1993, JG73 was transferred to Laage. A MiG-29 29+14 was the former East German JG3 684 c/n 2960525800. In 2003, twenty-two of the remaining twenty-three MiGs were sold to Poland for 1 euro each.

Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" features cast iron aircraft:
Die-cast metal

1. construction with some plastic components.
2. Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
3. Pad printed markings and closets that do not fade or peel like stickers.
4. Opening of the windows, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
5. Interchangeable removable / retractable landing chassis.
6. Display stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
7. Authentic loads of detachable artillery with placards.