- The second new product from Ukrainian injection kit manufacturer, Litaki Model Kits, is the 1/72 scale SOKO NJ-22 Orao two-seater advanced trainer/light attack aircraft.
- The kit contains 230 plastic parts, 59 etched parts, paint mask stickers and 6 types of decals including those for the Yugoslav, Serbian and Republika Srpska armies.
- The air brakes are separate parts and the canopy can be displayed open or closed.
- In addition, it is possible to select and manufacture the aircraft for each production block by combining multiple types of horizontal stabilizers and exhaust-related parts.
- When completed, the total length will be approximately 214mm and the total width approximately 134mm.
- Please take this opportunity to consider it.
- Includes 6 decals including those for the Yugoslav, Serbian and Republika Srpska armies
- Air brakes are separate parts and the canopy can be opened or closed
- Includes aircraft bombs, rocket pods and drop tanks
- You can select and build the aircraft for each production block by combining multiple types of horizontal stabilizers and exhaust parts.
- Fully recreated cockpit and landing gear well
- Paint mask sticker included
*The fuselage, runners including the cockpit, and canopy are all newly molded.
- The SOKO J-22 Orao is a light attack aircraft jointly developed by the Yugoslavian company SOKO and the Romanian company IAR. Its nickname Orao means eagle.
- Its first flight was in 1974, and production began in 1978.
- The aircraft was initially subsonic because its Viper engine did not have an afterburner, but it became supersonic in 1983 when the Viper engine with afterburner was developed.
- When viewed from the top, the aircraft's exterior resembles that of the Jaguar and Mitsubishi F-1, and when viewed from the front, it resembles the Alpha Jet and Kawasaki T-4, and its flight capabilities, such as speed and payload, are roughly halfway between these two.
- The aircraft saw service during the Yugoslav Civil War in the 1990s, and after Yugoslavia's breakup, in each of its successor states.
- Currently, there are around a dozen aircraft in active service with the Serbian Air Force.
[Actual specifications]
- Total length: 15.38m
- Width: 9.62m
- Engine: Rolls-Royce Viper 633 x 2
- Crew: 2
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.1
- Armament: 2 x GSh-23 23mm cannons, up to 2,500 kg of bombs
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )