Hasegawa 1:72 scale KFIR C2 Kit HAB07

1:72 KFIR C2

The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir (Hebrew:"Lion Cub") is an Israeli-built all-weather, multirole combat aircraft based on a modified Dassault Mirage 5 airframe, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-made version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.

The project that would ultimately give birth to the Kfir can be traced back to Israel's need for adapting the Dassault Mirage IIIC to the specific requirements of the Israeli Air Force (IAF).

The all-weather, delta-winged Mirage IIICJ was the first Mach 2 aircraft acquired by Israel, and constituted the backbone of the IAF during most of the 1960s, until the arrival of the A-4 Skyhawk and, most importantly, the F-4 Phantom II, by the end of the decade. While the Mirage IIICJ proved to be extremely effective in the air-superiority role, its relatively short range of action imposed some limitations on its usefulness as a ground-attack aircraft.

Aircraft Data

Crew: 1 person
Overall width: 8.22 m
Total length: 15.55 m
Total height: 4.55 m
Maximum take-off weight: 14,600 kg
Engine: GEJ 79-GE-17 x 1, thrust 5, 385 kg (8, 120 kg when using A / B)
Maximum speed: Mach 2.3 / 11,000 m
Fixed armament: 30 mm DEFA machine gun × 2
First flight: 1971.9 (prototype)

Plastic Model kit that will need paints and glues to complete.