HERPA 1/200 UKRAINIAN AIR FORCE TUPOLEV TU-160 10 (570824)
$229.00 (Ex Tax: $208.18)
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Description
Up for sale is a brand new 1/200 UKRAINIAN AIR FORCE TUPOLEV TU-160 10 (570824) by Herpa
The Tupolev Tu-160 White Swan’ NATO reporting name: Blackjack is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. It is the largest and heaviest Mach 2+ supersonic military aircraft ever built and second to the experimental XB-70 Valkyrie in overall length. As of 2021, it is the largest and heaviest combat aircraft, the fastest bomber in use and the largest and heaviest variable-sweep wing airplane ever flown.
Entering service in 1987, the Tu-160 was the last strategic bomber designed for the Soviet Union. As of 2016, the Russian Air Force’s Long Range Aviation branch still had 16 aircraft in service. The Tu-160 active fleet has been undergoing upgrades to electronics systems since the early 2000s. The Tu-160M modernization programme has begun with the first updated aircraft delivered in December 2014.
The Ukrainian Air Force inherited 19 Tu-160s from the former Soviet Union, and subsequently handed back 8 Tu-160s to Russia as exchange for gas debt relief in 1999; the remainder were scrapped under the Nunn–Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction agreement led by the US. Operators were the 201st Heavy Bomber Aviation Division at Pryluky Air Base, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine and the 184th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (GvTBAP).
This model aircraft is made from die-cast metal and includes extensive detailing. It is similar in quality to Inflight200, JC Wings, NG Models and Aviation200.
Display stand included.
Additional information
Weight | 1.2 kg |
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Dimensions | 30 × 30 × 12 cm |
Length | 27cm |
Wingspan | 28cm |
Aircraft Family | TUPOLEV TU-160 |
Registration | 10 |
Brand | HERPA |
Model Manufacturer | HERPA |
Vehicle Manufacturer | TUPOLEV |