AIRA03059 - Airfix - 1/72 Shorts Tucano T.1 - WWHP119875

A03059 - Airfix - 1/72 Shorts Tucano T.1 (Discontinued) - WWHP119875

Preowned, Original seal, Mint

The Shorts Tucano T.1 is the British development of the Brazilian Embraer EMB-312, chosen to replace the Jet Provost as the RAF's basic trainer. Shorts of Belfast reworked the design substantially with a Garrett TPE331 engine, a four-blade propeller, a redesigned nose, revised wingtips, a ventral air brake, a strengthened canopy, and a fatigue life extended by half. In service since 1989, the Tucano gave student pilots roughly 130 hours before they moved on to the BAE Hawk, and in its glossy black trainer scheme it was a familiar sight over northeast England. This Airfix 1/72 kit covers two RAF schemes including the "City of Leeds" display aircraft.

Box contents:

• 48 parts moulded in grey styrene
• Clear sprue for the two-piece canopy
• Two-seat cockpit
• Four-blade propeller and spinner
• Landing gear, wheels, and gear doors
• Multi-colour waterslide decal sheet for two options: No. 72 (Reserve) Squadron ZF287 "City of Leeds", RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, July 2011, and No. 7 Flying Training School ZF145, RAF Church Fenton 1990
• Illustrated assembly and painting instructions
• Finished model measures 135 mm long with a 160 mm span