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	1/200 scale		1/400 scale		1/500 scale
Aircraft Type	Length CM	Wingspan CM	Length CM	Wingspan CM	Length CM	Wingspan CM
Airbus A300-B4	27	22	13	11	11	9
Airbus A300-600	27	22	14	11	11	9
Airbus A310	23	22	12	11	9	9
Airbus A318	16	17	8	9	6	7
Airbus A319	17	17	8	9	7	7
Airbus A320	19	17	9	9	8	7
Airbus A321	22	17	11	9	9	7
Airbus A330-200	30	30	15	15	12	12
Airbus A330-300/800/900	32	30	16	15	13	12
Airbus A340-200	30	30	15	15	12	12
Airbus A340-300	32	30	16	15	13	12
Airbus A340-500	34	32	17	16	14	13
Airbus A340-600	37	32	19	16	15	13
Airbus A350-900	34	33	17	16	13	13
Airbus A350-1000	37	33	18	17	15	13
Airbus A380	36	40	18	20	15	16
ATR-42	11	12	6	6	5	5
ATR-72	14	14	7	7	5	5
BAe146-100	13	13	7	7	5	5
BAe146-200	14	13	7	7	6	5
BAe146-300	15	13	8	7	6	5
Boeing 707	23	22	12	11	9	9
Boeing 717-200	19	14	9	7	8	6
Boeing 727-100	20	16	10	8	8	7
Boeing 727-200	23	16	12	8	9	7
Boeing 737-200	15	14	8	7	6	6
Boeing 737-300	17	14	8	7	7	6
Boeing 737-400	18	14	9	7	7	6
Boeing 737-500	16	14	8	7	6	6
Boeing 737-600	16	17	8	9	6	7
Boeing 737-700	17	17	8	9	7	7
Boeing 737-800	20	17	10	9	8	7
Boeing 737-900	21	17	11	9	8	7
Boeing 747SP	28	30	14	15	11	12
Boeing 747-200/300	35	30	18	15	14	12
Boeing 747-400	35	32	18	16	14	13
Boeing 757-200	24	19	12	10	9	8
Boeing 757-300	27	19	14	10	11	8
Boeing 767-200	23	24	12	12	9	10
Boeing 767-300	27	24	14	12	11	10
Boeing 767-400	31	26	15	13	12	10
Boeing 777-200	32	30	16	15	13	12
Boeing 777-300	37	30	18	15	15	12
Boeing 787-8	28	30	14	15	11	12
Boeing 787-9	32	30	16	15	13	12
Boeing 787-10	34	30	17	15	14	12
Concorde	31	13	16	6	12	5
CRJ-200	13	11	7	5	5	4
CRJ-700	16	12	8	6	7	5
CRJ-900	18	12	9	6	7	5
Dash8-100/200	14	12	7	6	5	5
Dash8-300	13	14	6	7	5	5
Dash8-400	16	14	8	7	7	6
DC-8-30/40/50	23	22	11	11	9	9
DC-8-62	24	23	12	11	10	9
DC-8-61/63	29	23	14	11	11	9
DC-9-30	18	14	9	7	7	6
DC-9-40	19	14	10	7	8	6
DC-9-50	20	14	10	7	8	6
DC-10-10	28	24	14	12	11	9
DC-10-30	28	25	14	13	11	10
Do328/328Jet	11	10	5	5	4	4
EMB120	10	10	5	5	4	4
ERJ135	13	10	7	5	5	4
ERJ140	14	10	7	5	6	4
ERJ145	15	10	7	5	6	4
Embraer170	15	13	7	7	6	5
Fokker70	15	14	8	7	6	6
Fokker100	18	14	9	7	7	6
MD-11	31	26	15	13	12	10
MD-81/82/83/88	23	16	11	8	9	7
MD-87	20	16	10	8	8	7
MD-90-30	19	16	9	8	8	7
MD-90-40	26	16	13	8	10	7
L-1011	27	24	14	12	11	9
L-1011-500	25	25	13	13	10	10
Tu-154	24	19	12	9	10	8

Airfix Gloster Meteor F.8 1:48 Plastic Kit

Airfix Code: A09182A

Airfix Gloster Meteor F.8 1:48 Plastic Kit

Name: Airfix Gloster Meteor F.8 1:48 Plastic Kit
Brand: Airfix
Price: 49.95 GBP
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A 1:48 scale plastic kit of this F.8 variant which was arguably the most effective version of the Meteor and for the five years following its introduction, it would form the backbone of the Britain's fighter defence force.

Key Features

165 piece plastic kit in 1:48 scale
Skill level 3 - ideal for intermediate modellers
Completed model spans an impressive 236mm
Includes two genuine paint schemes
Suitable for ages 8 and older
Represents a Cold War era fighter aircraft

History

The Gloster Meteor, in many ways, stands as Britain's jet-powered counterpart to the Spitfire, heralding a new generation of fighters that would safeguard British airspace for years after its squadron debut in July 1944.

The F.8 version is often considered the most capable iteration of the Meteor, serving as the mainstay of Britain's fighter defence for five years post-introduction.

With 1,183 units produced, the F.8 was both the last single-seat fighter variant of the Meteor and the most extensively manufactured, arguably marking it as a key British aircraft in the post-war period.

Free UK delivery is available for orders to the UK Mainland only and applies only to orders over £150

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