Mirage iiibe / d / de / ds / d2z 1/48 Model kit

Product description : MIRAGE IIIBE / D / DE / DS / D2Z 1/48

Aircraft model MIRAGE IIIBE / D / DE / DS / D2Z 1/48
The Mirage III is a multi-role aircraft designed by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation at the end of the 1950s.
It is the first European-designed combat aircraft capable of exceeding a Mach 2 speed in horizontal flight.
The Mirage III has given rise to numerous variants and has met with considerable success in the export market with 21 user countries and 1,401 built models (if we take into account the versions designated Mirage 5).
Switzerland, Australia and Belgium built it under license.
Israel has locally made aircraft based on the Mirage III (Nesher and Kfir).
While the first Mirage was delivered in the early 1960s, many copies were still in service around the world in the early twenty-first century, 40 years later.
They have generally been largely modernized.
Mirage III B (two-seater training, first flight October 20, 1959)
The fuselage is extended by 58 cm to install a second seat, and it carries neither guns nor radar.
After the appearance of the Mirage IIIE, this version will be replaced by the Mirage IIIBE equipped with navigation radar but still without radar shooting, recognizable by its slender nose.
Compared to the MIRAGE III of the same brand, this model is equipped with a new fuselage and a new glass roof.
The proposed decorations concern France, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa.

5 variants are offered with this box:
Mirage IIIBE: Two-seat training aircraft based Mirage IIIE for the French Air Force, similar to the Mirage IIID.
20 copies built.

Mirage IIID: Two-seat training aircraft for the RAAF.
Built under license in Australia; 16 copies built.
Mirage IIIDE: Two-seat trainer for Spanish Air Force.
6 copies built CE.11.
Mirage IIIDS: Two-seat trainer for the Swiss Air Force.
2 copies in 1983.
Mirage IIID2Z: Two-seat trainer for the South African Air Force, fitted with an Atar 9K-50 turbojet engine.
11 copies produced.
High quality decal printed by Cartograf.
Decal created by Syhart Decal, France.
Decorations included:
- Mirage IIIBE 2-ZC, Squadron EC 2/2 "Côte d'Or", Air Force, BA102 Dijon-Lonvic 1982;
- Mirage IIIBE 13-ZJ, Squadron EC 1/13 "Artois", Air Force, BA132 Colmar Meyenheim 1989;
- Mirage IIID A3-113, 2nd Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Base Williamtown 1981; Mirage IIIDE number CE11-29, Ejército del Aire ALA 11, Valencia-Manises AB, 1992;
- Mirage IIIDS J-2011 - Swiss Air Force - Schweizer Luftwaffe, Duberdorf AB 2003;
- Mirage IIID 2Z 849 - South African Air Force, 1985.
These versions of MIRAGE III have never been offered by other brands of models to date.
Model available end of June 2017.

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Scale : 1:48
The 1:48 scale is the queen size scale for model planes.
Military models are also available in this scale.
A model that is 1:48 scale is 48 times smaller than the real object.
For example, a model airplane in the 1:48 scale measures 13 inches / 31.25 cm long if the real object is 15 m (1500 cm).
Type of product : Airplane model kit
To build a plastic model airplane, you need the following tools:
- a cutter or cutting pliers
- and model glue.
You can also paint the model with a brush (acrylic or enamel paint).
The model consists of different parts to cut and assemble.
Construction time will vary depending on the number of parts.

An instruction manual is provided for you inside the box.
Paint and glue : To be bought separately
The tools, paints and glue are not provided.
You can see our selection with the essential glues and paints or the full range..

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Size of the model (inches) : 12.1 x 6.7

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Reference : 48054
Other tags : K48054 - K4854 - 96K48054 - 96K4854 - 5348054 - 534854 - 4854

Product size

Scale : 1:48 Length (cm) : 12,2" / 31 cm

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