Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA37504
Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum-A Diecast Model
Russian Air Force Strizhi, "Blue 05" , Kubinka AB, Russia, 2007 | Limited Edition
1100
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| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum-A | | 9.5" | | 6.25" |
The "Strizhi" or "Swifts" are one of the Russian Air Force's main aerobatic teams and currently fly six MiG-29 'Fulcrums' pooled from six MiG-29A single-seaters and two MiG-29UB two-seaters, which operate from the 237th Proskurov Guards aircraft demonstration centre at Kubinka Air Base. In October 1991 the team carried out its first display abroad, when it paid a visit to the Swedish Uppsala airbase. The tight six-aircraft formation carried out almost every aerobatic stunt: oblique loop, loop-the-loop, barrel roll, etc., and ended with a spectacular break-up of aircraft to various directions, the so-called "tulip" breakup, followed by a volley of flares, fired by fighters. The "Swifts" Aerobatic team flies around 50 displays per year. Its pilots have visited in excess of 28 foreign countries and the team traditionally participates in Tushino air parades and Zhukovsky air shows.
Designed to help the Soviet Union attain air superiority, the MiG-29 fighter was first flown on October 6th, 1977. The MiG-29, known as the "Fulcrum," has a high-mounted bubble canopy and twin jet engines with diagonal-shaped air intakes and large exhausts. Its tapered, swept-back wings and boom-mounted tail fins give it its classic look. Armed with medium and short-range missiles and unguided weapons for ground and sea-surface targets, the MiG-29's sight is a helmet-mounted system-the pilot chooses his targets by looking at them. Even today the Fulcrum remains a potent adversary, and will remain in service for at least another decade. © Copyright 2003-2026 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Corgi's 1:72 scale MiG-29 is constructed almost entirely of diecast metal with only the smallest amount of plastic used. The canopy is configurable and can be displayed in the open position for easy viewing of the pilot figure and cockpit interior. The robust metal landing gear with attached gear doors is easy to install for ground display. Details such as hydraulic lines and wing construction are visible inside the wheel wells.
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The Corgi "Aviation Archive" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft. The vast Aviation Archive range has become the standard by which all other diecast airplane ranges are judged. Each Corgi model is based on a specific aircraft from an important historical or modern era of flight, and has been authentically detailed from original documents and archival library material. Famous airplanes and aviators from both military and commercial airline aviation are all honored.
Corgi "Aviation Archive" 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.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
- Poseable presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.
- Detailed, hand-painted pilot and crew member figures.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Selected interchangeable features such as speed-brakes, opened canopies and access panels.
- Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings.
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