Hasegawa plastbyggesett av det svenske jagerflyet J35F/J Draken i skala 1/48. Inneholder 109 deler.
Størrelse:
Lengde: 32,35 cm
Vingebredde: 19,8 cm
Informasjon fra Hasegawa:
In 1949, the Swedish Air Force (SAF) asked Saab Company to undertake the development of a new fighter plane. Design specs were dramatically ambitious for 1949, calling for a plane with an operational ceiling of 14,000m, capable of climbing to 10,000m in 2.5 minutes, with a maximum speed of Mach 1.4-1.5, and with STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) capabilities as well. The SAF called for these high performance specs for the design that eventually became the Saab Draken having foreseen the need in the near future to be able to counter and intercept high altitude supersonic enemy bombers. This was a tall order for 1949, however, considering the Bell X-1 had just broken the “sound barrier” of Mach 1 only two years earlier. Thus, Saab´s engineers were working in what was pretty much “unknown territory” as regarded the technological requirements of supersonic design. After receiving the SAF´s request, Saab decided on a double delta wing for the new fighter, and built the Saab 210 experimental plane to test and research this new design feature, conducting over 500 test flights between 1951 and 1954. After acquiring various data from these intensive research efforts, Saab was able to construct the Saab 35 Draken, which made its maiden flight on October 25, 1955. Results were outstanding. It first broke the sound barrier on January 26, 1956 without having to resort to engine afterburner. Two months later, the Draken even succeeded in breaking the sound barrier in a climb. In August 1956, Saab was given its maiden flight on February 15, 1958. The fighters began to be sent to regular SAF units from the end of 1959. Although there was nothing particularly high-tech about the technology used in the construction of the airframe, which paralleled popular aviation standards of the time, the airframe did however have unique modular design features, including readily attachable and detachable wings, which were incorporated with an eye towards facilitating easy ground transportation of the aircraft on narrow roads etc. The aircraft´s engine was a license-built Rolls-Royce Avon, produced under the SAF series designations of RM5A, RM6B, and RM6C. Afterburners were domestic design and production, with the early versions referred to as the Model 65 and the later type referred to as the Model 66, respectively. With the attachments of these afterburners, the Swedish license-built RM6C was able to surpass the performance of the Rolls-Royce Avon 300 original. Model 66 afterburners were fitted to the J35A (Adam) models from aircraft production number 63, adding 0.8m of length in the tail section to the overall airframe, which subsequently became the Draken standard. The J35B (Bertil) first flew on November 29, 1959 with an upgraded fire control system and capability for being fitted with pods for 75mm wireless guided anti-aircraft missiles. The J35D (David) made its maiden flight in December 1960, and fitted with the RM6C engine, broke Mach 2.0. The J35F (Filip) marked the debut of the second generation of Draken engines, with no noticeable change in outward appearance but considerable internal upgrades. The wings, which had been dry to that point, now housed additional internal fuel tanks, seeing an increase in overall fuel capacity to 4,000 liters from the 2,240 liters of the original J35A.
Morerover, while all Draken previous to the J35F were only capable of daylight interceptor combat operations, Draken from the the J35F on were fitted with radar-guided anti-aircraft missiles to give the fighter both day and night and all-weather operational capability. Modernization of the J35F was made, resulting in the J35J (Johann) fitted with improved radar and infrared equipment. Pylons were also increased on the inner wing undersurfaces, making the Draken capable of simultaneous loadout with up to four missiles plus two fuel droptanks. Addition design variants include the tandem seat Sk35C Cæsar trainer and the S35E (Erik) photo reconnaissance plane.
Anbefalte farger av Hasegawa:
White
Black
Silver
Olive Drab (1)
Neutral Gray
Steel
Flat Black
Clear Red
Clear Blue
Khaki
Burnt Iron
Midnight Blue
Tire Black
Gray FS36320
Green FS34079
Gray FS36622
Light Gray FS36495
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