ModelSvit – Tupolev Tu-22KD ‘Shilo’ Medium Bomber 1/72 [72022]

Description

Scale:1:72
Part Count: 348
Wingspan: 592mm
Length: 322mm
SKU: 72022
Barcode: 4589913207899

Model supplied unpainted & unassembled.

The Tupolev Tu-22 (Air Standardization Coordinating Committee name: Blinder) was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union. Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with Long-Range Aviation and Soviet Naval Aviation in the 1960s.

The aircraft was a disappointment, lacking both the speed and range that had been expected. It was also a difficult design to fly and maintain. It was produced in small numbers, especially compared to the Tupolev Tu-16 it was designed to replace. The aircraft was later adapted for other roles, notably as the Tu-22R reconnaissance aircraft and as a carrier for the long-range Kh-22 antiship missile.