A good 50 years ago, on 26 October 1973, the Alpha Jet took off on its maiden flight. Developed in Franco-German cooperation by the Dassault-Breguet and Dornier companies, the twin-engine aircraft was characterised by its high reliability, excellent flight characteristics and manoeuvrability, which is still a source of enthusiasm at air shows today. Whether as a training aircraft, as it was used for decades in France and Belgium, for example, or as a light fighter-bomber, where it was deployed in three squadrons of the German Air Force from 1979, the Alpha Jet combined both tasks in a compact format. The first prototype, which underwent extensive testing from 1973 onwards, is a novelty in its unusual livery with the national insignia of both partner countries. Today, this aircraft is preserved and exhibited in the Dornier Museum in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance.
Group
Model Construction
Scale
Scale 1:72
Material
Plastic
State
new
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
HERPA Miniaturmodelle GmbH Leonrodstr. 46-47 90599 Dietenhofen Deutschland
