Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback - Russian Air Force, Blue 43, Akhoubinsk AB, Russia, December 1993 - Hobby Master 1/72 - HA6304

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Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback

Russian Air Force, Blue 43, Akhoubinsk AB, Russia, December 1993

Su-34 (T-10B-2) serial 416064300501 was the second prototype was built at the Novosibirsk plant NAPO Chkalov and completed its first flight on December 18, 1993 with Pilots I.V. Votinsev and EG Revunov at the controls. In 1994 it was assigned to the Flight Research Institute (Zhukovskly) and later transferred to a state flight testing center known as Valery Chkalov 929 GLITs VVS located north of Akhtubinsk where it took part in State sponsored tests up until 2010. That same year the aircraft was repainted with the normal Su-27 color scheme. 

Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback

Designed by the Soviet Union to challenge the superiority of fourth generation US fighters such as the F-15 Eagle, the Su-27 was first flown on May 20, 1977. This one seat Mach-2 fighter had the Soviet Union's first operational fly-by-wire system. The aircraft is very large compared to the MiG-29, its closest Soviet counterpart, but it is built with a high percentage of titanium, which helps minimize its weight. It is exceptionally agile and is perhaps most famous for its "Cobra" maneuver, which is a short, sustained level flight at a 120 degree angle of attack, often performed at air shows.

Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" diecast airplanes feature:

1. Molded metal construction with plastic components.
2. Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
3. Inscriptions and posters printed with a stamp that do not fade or fall off like decals.
4. opening of awnings, revealing detailed within the cockpit.
5. Extended / retracted interchangeable landing gear.
6. Display stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
7. Authentic detachable artillery cargoes complete with placards.