KITKH80147 - Kitty Hawk 1/48 Sukhoi Su-17/22UM-3K - WWHP111422

KITKH80147 - Kitty Hawk 1/48 Sukhoi Su-17/22UM-3K - WWHP111422

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The Sukhoi Su-17 (NATO: Fitter) was a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed from the Su-7, entering Soviet service in 1970 and exported widely as the Su-20 and Su-22. The Su-17UM3 and its export equivalent the Su-22UM3K are two-seat trainer variants, retaining full weapons capability while adding a rear instructor cockpit in place of the forward fuselage fuel tank. A retractable periscope on the rear canopy compensated for the reduced forward visibility from the back seat. Both variants share the AL-21F engine and the taller squared-off vertical tail of the late M3/M4 airframe.

This is the third boxing in Kitty Hawk's 1/48 Fitter family, completing their coverage of the late-variant series alongside KH80144 and KH80146.

Box contents:

• 7 plastic sprues plus 1 clear sprue
• Photo-etched fret (seat harnesses, grilles, cockpit detail)
• Waterslide decals — 6 marking options:
  • Su-22UM3K, 707, Polish AF, Tiger Meet scheme
  • Su-17UM3, Bort 88, Soviet AF
  • Su-22UM3K, 98+16, WTD-61 Luftwaffe, Manching AB, 1994
  • Su-22UM3K, Bort 09, 31 KTF, Hungarian AF
  • Su-22UM3K, 7310, 322 TRS, Czech AF, 1994
  • Su-22UM3K, Bort 77, Ukrainian AF
• Extensive ordnance: R-73, R-60, Kh-23, multiple bomb types, rocket pods, gun pods, SPS-141 EW pods, KKR-1T recon pod, external fuel tanks
• Movable wings, positionable flaps, slats, speed brakes, canopies, and stabilators
• Detailed K-36D ejection seats; detailed AL-21F engine (rear fuselage section removable)
• Bilingual instructions (English and Russian)