Relive the first nuclear armed aircraft with our F-89D Scorpion display model airplane!
Model Airplane: F-89D Scorpion nuclear aircraft
Wingspan: 15.5"
Fuselage Length: 13.5"
Scale: 1/48
Material: mahogany wood
Branch: United States Air Force (USAF)
Model Airplane Factory offers handmade USAF F89D Scorpion Nuclear Genie Wood Model Airplane, artistically created from the finest grade of kiln-dried Mahogany wood. After carving the wood, the F-89D scorpion model airplane will undergo stages of fine sanding, between primer coats, to produce a silky smooth finish ready for final painting. The F89 Scorpion wooden display model will be painted according to the specific color scheme of the USAF F-89 Scorpion aircraft for their historical significance and authenticity.
The major production model was the F-89D, which first flew 23 October 1951 and entered service in 1954. It removed the cannon in favor of a new Hughes E-6 fire control system with AN/APG-40 radar and an AN/APA-84 computer. Armament was two pods of 52 2.75 in (70 mm) "Mighty Mouse" FFAR rockets, for a total of 104. A total of 682 were built. Proposed re-engined F-89s, designated F-89E and F-89F, were not built, nor was a proposed F-89G that would have used Hughes MA-1 fire control and GAR-1/GAR-2 Falcon air-to-air missiles like the F-102 Delta Dagger.
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