Buy Luftwaffe TornadoLuftwaffe Tornado Product Description:
- Handcarved Mahogany Wood Model Airplane
- Handcrafted and Handpainted
- Comes with base stand ready to display
- Comes with base stand ready for display
Product Description
The Panavia Tornado is a twin-engine combat aircraft developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy. The prototype of the German (Luftwaffe) Tornado made its first flight on August 14, 1974 from Manching airbase (West Germany). On July 27, 1979, the first delivery of 247 IDS variants, including 35 special ECR was made. German Tornados undertook NATO combat operations during the Kosovo War. In 2000, German RECCE, IDS and ECR Tornados received the ASSTA 1 Upgrade and the integration of the ASSTA2 upgrade began in 2005. In 2007, a detachment of 6 Tornados of the 51st reconnaissance wing deployed to Mazari-Sharif, Northern Afghanistan, to support NATO forces. The Tornado was originally designed as a low-level supersonic ground attack bomber which is capable of taking off and landing in short distances. The aircraft was designed to be land-based and operate from large airfields vulnerable to aerial attack. That's why during its development, short field landing capability was considered essential to enable the aircraft to operate for short strips on potentially damaged runways and taxiways.
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By K. Ibarra
I like model, as it is accurate, well made, and quite realistic. However, it does have its flaws. The biggest problem are the weapons and fuel tanks that hang from the wings. They are attached via button snaps that allow the weapons and tanks to swivel with the swing-featured wings, but the snaps are not that secure, leaving the weapons and tanks to droop and remain too loose for comfort. Other than that, the display stand and the aircraft are truly works of art, and worth price.
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