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701656 1:72 Tu-22M3 Backfire C Strategic bomber
The Tu-22M3Backfire-C was the latest version of Tu-22M Family. She was equipped with two NK-25 engines replacing the original NK-22s making it capable of Mach 1 at low level and she has a max speed of Mach 2.05. Also the maximum wing sweep was increased back to 65 degrees. The Tu-22M3 was also armed with a new weapon Kh-22. No Tu-22M Backfires were exported. Russia remains the biggest operator of the type, Ukraine is the only other operator. It inherited a large number of Tu-22M3 from the Soviet Union but all of them were scrapped in 2005.
Model Brief Length: 591.8mm Width: 475.7mm Height: mm
Total Sprues 15 spures, upper fuselage, lower fuselage and one nose cone
Paint Schemes Russian Air Force “Red 36”
Ukrainian Air Force “Red 57”
More Features Summary: An exquisite representation of the real thing, built from top-quality injection molded polystyrene parts with a high level of detail and accuracy.
