This item is limited to 3 per household.
- Reproduce the shining aircraft at the beginning of introduction
-A 1/72 scale plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the T-1, a training aircraft operated by the Air Self-Defense Force in the 1960s.
[About the actual machine]
- Production started in 1958, 66 aircraft were produced by 1963, and the T-1 trainer was deployed to the Air Self-Defense Force.
- After World War II, it is a masterpiece aircraft that has been engraved in history as an aircraft that trained a large number of jet pilots, said to be 33,000, and contributed to Japan's post-war air defense.
- It was the first domestically produced jet training aircraft after the war.
- The T-1A is equipped with an imported British Bristol-Siddeley Orpheus engine. On January 19, 1958, the prototype T1F2 successfully completed its first flight.
- In 1959, the Orfus engine-equipped type was formalized as T-1A and mass production was decided.
-The T-1A, the first mass-produced aircraft delivered in September 1960, was mainly deployed in the 13th flight instruction group and demonstrated its power in training new pilots.
[About the model]
-A plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the T-1A, a domestic jet trainer operated by the Air Self-Defense Force, on a 1/72 scale.
- Reproduced with a total length of about 168mm, featuring a cockpit with swept wings and a double-seat tandem layout.
-In addition to the panel lines, details such as the legs and the inside of the cockpit are modeled in detail.
- You can assemble one aircraft that is indispensable in the history of Japanese aviation with your own hands.
- This kit reproduces the T-1A's original unpainted, natural metal fuselage.
- Markings reproduce 2 types of markings of the 13th Flight Training Group (Ashiya Base) around 1963 and 3 types of markings of the 1965 Experimental Air Corps (Gifu Base) No. 827 with Cartograf decals.
- Eye-catching kit with a natural metal finish.
[Major features]
- 1/72 scale reproduction of the Air Self-Defense Force's jet trainer T-1A
- Finished total length is about 168mm
- Accurate modeling of aircraft shape with swept wings
- Reproduce the markings of the unpainted natural metal aircraft
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )