Aeritalia G.222 Panda / C-27A Spartan

The twin-engines Aeritalia G-222 was designed, during the late '60s, by the aeronautical engineer Giuseppe Gabrielli. Gabrielli has been the father of an impressive number of military aircrafts: from the Second World War fighters Fiat G-50 and G-55 to jet Fiat G-91.

The G-222 has been created for a specific need of the Italian Air Force: to have a tactical transport aircraft, smaller than the four-engines Locheed C-130 Hercules, able to take off and land on very short and not prepared airstrips. The first flight took place in 1970 and from the mid-'70s, it was assigned to the flight departments. Thanks to two turbo propellers engines, the aircraft is able to reach the speed of 480 km / h. It also has an excellent handling and maneuverability even at full load. The Italian 46.ma Brigata Aerea located in Pisa was the main user of the G-222. From 2005 it has been progressively replaced , by the more modern C-27J Spartan.

Vier uitvoeringen mogelijk;

• G-222 TCM Panda, 46 Stormo, 98 Gruppo, Operation "Stabilise" Timor Est Darwin Australia, 22 September 1999.

• G.222 TCM Panda, 46 Stormo, 98 Gruppo, Pisa S.Giusto, Italy 1993.

• C-27A Spartan, 24th Wings Howard Air Force Base, Panama 1997.

• C-27A Spartan, US Department of State Air Wing "Santa Fe De Bogota" Colombia 2006.

Lang; 315 mm.

Aantal onderdelen: 153

Modelmaster verf:

• 4313 Matt Medium Sea Grey
• 4677 Zijdematt Aluminium
• 4726 Matt Dark Green
• 4768 Matt Black

Schaal 1:72

Released by Italeri in 2011.

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