Tag: jet interceptor

• English Electric Lightning – Part Four – The Cold Warrior

  

  The English Electric company made several notable aircraft in the 50’s and 60’s. This interceptor was designed to tackle Soviet bombers before they could get to the UK – hence the high speed climb and short range of the prototypes. The over-wing tanks were a novel way to supply enough fuel to permit this remarkable…

  Dick Stein

  May 25, 2024

  1:72 scale, British aircraft, Colour Schemes, Decals, design, History, Model Airplane, Scale Models

  English Electric, jet interceptor, RAF

• Lockheed Starfire – Part One – My First Airplane

  

  If the first plastic model kit I remember building was a Revell 5-ship set in the mid-1950’s, the first plastic airplane kit I remember seeing was a Lockheed F-94 Starfire. It was being built By Mike Baker – a kid across the street. He was also engaged in building a wooden model of a B-50,…

  Dick Stein

  April 12, 2021

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Chinese models, Model Airplane, Scale Models

  Cold War, jet interceptor, Lockheed