Calibre Wings CA722407 | Sukhoi SU-24MR Russian Air Force 40 Yellow, Farnborough Airport, England, Farnborough Airshow 1992

General Background:

Designed as a tactical bomber/reconnaissance aircraft to replace the Yak-28, the Su-24 was first flown on July 2nd, 1967.

The Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its two crew. It was the first of the USSR's aircraft to carry an integrated digital navigation/attack system. The Su-24MR is a dedicated tactical reconnaissance variant that first flew on 25 July 1980 as T-6MR-26 and entered service in 1983. The Su-24MR retains much of the Su-24M's navigation suite, including the terrain-following radar, but deletes the Orion-A attack radar, the laser/TV system, and the cannon in favor of two panoramic camera installations, 'Aist-M' ('Stork') TV camera, RDS-BO 'Shtik' ('Bayonet') side-looking airborne radar (SLAR), and 'Zima' ('Winter') infrared reconnaissance system.

The Aircraft:

The Sukhoi Design Bureau displayed this colorful Su-24MR Fencer at the 1992 Farnborough Airshow in England.

Calibre Wings' Su-24s include many detailed features that set them apart from models from other manufacturers:

• Interchangeable open/closed canopies with detailed crew figures
• Interchangeble magnetic extended/retracted landing gear modules
• Movable swing wings
• Jet intake covers
• Engine nozzle covers

Calibre Wings 1:72 diecast airplanes feature: 

• Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
• Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
• Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
• Detailed pilot and crew figures.
• Selected moveable control surfaces.
• Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
• Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
• Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
• Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.