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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 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F 'Fresco' (Shenyang J-5) 1:72 Plastic Kit

Airfix Code: A03091A

Airfix Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F 'Fresco' (Shenyang J-5) 1:72 Plastic Kit

Name: Airfix Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F 'Fresco' (Shenyang J-5) 1:72 Plastic Kit
Brand: Airfix
SKU: A03091A
Price: 19.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

Price £19.95

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Airfix 1/72 scale plastic model kit of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F 'Fresco'. The MiG-17 was designed to perform the role of bomber killer and was never intended as a dogfighter.

The end of the Second World War saw victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high-speed research data which could be applied to their own jet projects. The Soviet Union used information and engine technology obtained from Britain to introduce the diminutive Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 in 1949 - one of the most capable of the early jet fighters.

Even as this aircraft proved effective during the Korean War, the Soviets were already working on its successor. The larger and faster Mig-17 Fresco may have looked like a larger incarnation of its predecessor, yet this was a completely redesigned aircraft, incorporating many improvements over the MiG-15 and a significant upgrade in Soviet jet capability.

The MiG-17 was designed to perform the role of bomber killer and was never intended as a dogfighter. However, its exceptional agility would allow this aircraft to score combat victories over much heavier and more modern American designs.

The Vietnam War was a sobering experience for the US Air Force, as some of their modern aircraft fell victim to the guns of the MiG-17. Lighter and much more manoeuvrable than the US aircraft, the subsonic MiG-17 claimed victories over aircraft like the F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas Phantom, resulting in the US developing new agile air superiority fighters.

Possessing excellent performance, and being cost-effective and easy to maintain, the rugged MiG-17 was produced in large numbers. It became the standard Warsaw Pact fighter from the mid-1950s and for the next decade, with aircraft produced under licence in both China and Poland.

It was an attractive fighter option for many of the world's smaller air forces and more than thirty overseas nations eventually operated the type. Perversely, for a nation against which the MiG-17 was designed to combat, America became home to significant numbers of these aircraft, most coming into the hands of private collectors but a small number used in dissimilar aircraft trials and to perfect combat techniques against smaller, more agile jet fighters. Two beautifully restored examples have also been popular display performers on the US Airshow circuit over the years.

Tech Specs

Item Length - (cm)15.6
Item Height - (cm)5.29
Wingspan (cm)134
Pieces 87
Item Scale 1:72
Contents: Plastic kit, instruction sheet, paint guide and decal sheet.
Number of Scheme options 2
Skill Level 2

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