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Price: $249.95
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High Quality Hand Made Wooden F89 Scorpion
USAF Model Airplane
Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted
F89 Scorpion USAF Model 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 F89
Scorpion USAF Model Plane and gives it a glossy finish. The F89
Scorpion USAF Model Plane comes with a handsome mahogany-based
chrome pedestal, and to ensure that it is ready for delivery, it
undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed
in its box. The F89 Scorpion USAF Model Airplane is
perfect as an addition to a growing collection or as an
exquisite gift to a loved one.
F-89 Scorpion History:
The Northrop F-89 Scorpion is a twin-engine, all-weather
fighter-interceptor designed to locate, intercept, and destroy
enemy aircraft by day or night under all types of weather
conditions. It was the first aircraft armed with nuclear weapons
(the MB-1 Genie rocket) for air-to-air use. One of the most
heavily armed fighter aircraft, it was the backbone of the
United States Air Force's (USAF) Air Defense Command (ADC) for
over 17 years, helping patrol the skies during the period when
Soviet intercontinental bombers first became a threat.
The Scorpion was a result of a 1945 US Army Air Forces
specification for a jet-powered night fighter to replace the
P-61 Black Widow. It was the first multi-seat, all-weather jet
interceptor and the first aircraft designed to carry an
all-rocket armament. Its advanced radar system was capable of
tracking and engaging hostile bombers in any weather. The F-89's
name came from its resemblance to a scorpion ready to strike.
The name stuck and was later officially recognized by the Air
Force. The aircraft made its maiden flight on August 16, 1948.
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