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Price: $149.95
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Entirely Hand Carved, Hand Painted and Hand
Finished, Our USMC AV-8B Harrier Model Airplane is Set Apart
from Others
Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted model
airplanes just like the USMC AV-8B Harrier airplane. After passing
through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and
primed many times. Talented artists then paint on the intricate
details with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects
the aircraft and gives it a glossy finish. Our USMC AV-8B
Harrier model airplane exhibits an unmatched quality
and intricate design to obtain the exact look of the actual AV-8B
Harrier.
The USMC AV-8B Harrier model aircraft comes with a handsome
mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and undergoes various stages of
quality control before being placed in its box. The USMC
AV-8B Harrier model plane is perfect as an addition
to a growing collection or as an exquisite gift to a loved one. Each
AV-8B Harrier replica will surely be appreciated by aviation
enthusiasts and hobbyists for it is truly a work of art that relives
their memory of the actual Harrier aircraft.
AV-8B Harrier USMC History:
The American-manufactured AV-8B Harrier jet fighter of British
design is on active duty with the Marines. It can take off
vertically from the deck of a ship or forest clearing, and then
accelerate to nearly the speed of sound.
The AV-8B Harrier was a Short Take Off and Vertical Landing
strike aircraft. It was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas, Boeing
and BAE Systems. Its maiden flight was on the 09th of November 1978
and introduced on the 12th of January 1985. Its primary users are
U.S. Marine Corps; Royal Air Force and Navy; Spanish Navy; and the
Italian Navy. This aircraft was developed from Hawker Siddeley
Harrier and BAE Sea Harrier.
The AV 8B was a single-seat, light attack aircraft that provide
offensive air support to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force or MAGTF.
Its primary function was to attack and destroy surface targets under
day and night visual conditions. It can operate from a variety of
ships, forward sites such as roads, and many others. The AV-8B
Harrier only accommodates one flight crew. It has a length of 46.3
ft; wingspan of 30.3 ft; cruise speed of Subsonic to transonic; and
ferry range of 2100 nautical miles. It has armament of one
fuselage-mounted 25 mm gun system; Standard air-to ground load: six
Mk 82,500 pound bombs; standard air-to-air load: four AIM-9L/M
sidewinder missiles; and provisions for carrying up to 9,000 pounds
of ordinance on seven stations.
The AV 8B tasks includes the conducting of close air support
using conventional and specific weapons; to conduct deep air
support; to conduct offensive and defensive anti-air warfare; and
many others.
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