Italeri 1281 - 1/72 Kc-135 R/Front Stratotanker  [IT-1281S]

Period: from '90

Nation: N.A.T.O.

Model Dim.: 58 cm

KC-135 R/FR STRATOTANKER

The KC-135 was made by Boeing you begin aided by the Model 367-80; this model have been plus the foundation the 707 civil airliner, with the 717 (somewhat smaller), which was employed by the USAF as their C-135. The aircraft became multipurpose and was at truth modified to varied specialised uses. Its essential component, but finished up being although the KC-135 refuelling tanker. Eight various variants have been manufactured, some with extra abilities, for a whole of 700 aircraft. That they ended up being certainly constantly up-dated, less with gear, none the less with different devices, going from initial J57 jet products towards TF-33 final but most certainly not least the CFM-56. first KC-135s was at reality pushed into solution in 1957, and their baptism of fire happened some hours years a short while later in Vietnam. Although some was at reality offered towards French, to Singapore and Turkey, it absolutely was the USAF which used them the many. A couple of hundred remain running today.