Airfix Vintage Classics - Handley Page Jetstream - 1:72
(A03012V)
A particularly handsome looking aeroplane, the Handley Page
Jetstream was a sleek twin engined turboprop aircraft designed as a regional
airliner and specifically to satisfy the potentially lucrative US market. The
Jetstream offered great promise, especially when an order for 20 aircraft was
placed, even before the design drawings had been completed. Re-engining the aircraft
with a US Garrett TPE-331 turboprop powerplant resulted in a significant order from
the USAF being placed, but this was subsequently cancelled, due to late delivery.
Spiralling costs resulted in the bankruptcy of Handley Page, however, production of
the Jetstream was taken over by Scottish Aviation and the Jetstream would go on to
serve as the RAF’s standard multi-engined pilot trainer for many years and later as
an observer trainer with the Royal Navy.
Model Scale; 1:72 |
Dimensions (mm) L200 x W220 |
Number of Parts: 94 |
Requires Painting: Yes |
Skill Level: 2 |
Flying Hours: 1 |
Paints Required but not included: TBA