The NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. Its primary campus is located inside Edwards Air Force Base in California and is considered NASA’s premier site for aeronautical research. AFRC operates some of the most advanced aircraft in the world and is known for many […]
VF-53 Iron Angels and Vought F-8 Crusader , Herpa New Model Announcements.
Fighter Squadron 53, or VF-53 Iron Angels was an aviation unit of the United States Navy in service from 20th July 1950 to 29th January 1971. Originally established as reserve squadron VF-721 on 20th July 1950, it was redesignated as VF-141 on 4th February 1953 and then redesignated as VF-53 on 15th October 1963. […]
Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) , Century Wings, Hobbymaster and Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals.
Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) is an aviation unit of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The squadron flies the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet and is currently assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven, tail code AG. Its callsign is Fist. Squadron insignia and nickname The squadron’s first insignia was […]
Top Gun (United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program) , Century Wings Model Announcements and Hobbymaster Arrivals.
The United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), more popularly known as TOPGUN, teaches fighter and strike tactics and techniques to selected naval aviators and naval flight officers, who return to their operating units as surrogate instructors. It began as the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, established on 3rd March […]
Operation Inherent Resolve , Century Wings & Hobbymaster Updates and Re-stocks.
Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) is the U.S. military’s operational name for the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL, in the vernacular, Daesh), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria, with a closely-related campaign in Libya. Since 18th September 2018, the U.S. Army’s III Armored Corps […]
Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally , Century Wings , Corgi Aviation and Hobbymaster New Model Arrivals !
The Mitsubishi Ki-21 ( “Type 97 Heavy Bomber”) (Allied reporting name: “Sally” /”Gwen”) was a Japanese heavy bomber during World War II. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the Nomonhan Incident, and in the first stages of the Pacific War, including the Malayan, Burmese, Dutch East Indies and New Guinea Campaigns. […]
North Korean Air Force , Century Wings and Herpa 1/72nd scale New Model Anouncements.
The Korean People’s Army Air and Anti-Air Force is the unified military aviation force of North Korea. It is the second largest branch of the Korean People’s Army comprising an estimated 110,000 members. It possesses 940 aircraft of different types, mostly of decades old Soviet and Chinese origin. Its primary task is to defend North […]
Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27) Royal Maces , Century Wings and Hobbymaster New Announcements.
Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27), also known as the “Royal Maces”, are a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. They are a part of Carrier Air Wing 5 and are attached to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Their tail code is NF. Mission The squadron […]
LTV A-7 Corsair II , Century Wings New Model Announcement, & Calibre Wings Updates.
The LTV A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by American conglomerate Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design is derived from the Vought F-8 Crusader; in comparison with the F-8, the A-7 is both smaller […]
Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov & Sukhoi Su-33 Sea Flanker, Hobbymaster Updated Photos & Dispatch Update.
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov”, originally the name of the fifth Kirov-class battlecruiser) is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy. It was built by the Black Sea Shipyard, the sole manufacturer of Soviet aircraft carriers, […]
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird , New Model Announcements from Century Wings,Herpa, InFlight 200 and Oxford Diecast.
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson was responsible for many […]
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, Corgi Arrivals soon, Zoukei-Mura New Kits and Hobbymaster update.
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high-speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic-warfare aircraft. United States Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagles can be generally distinguished from other U.S. […]
Convair B-58 Hustler, Hobbymaster New Arrivals and Photo updates, Century Wings, JC Wings Military, Herpa Military and Air Force One New Announcements
The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The aircraft was designed by Convair and developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) for service in the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the 1960s. It used a delta wing, which was also employed by Convair fighters such as […]
Erich Rudorffer Luftwaffe Ace, Hobbymaster, JC Wings Military ,Airfix, InFlight and Gemini 200 Updates.
Erich Rudorffer (1st November 1917 – 8th April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the whole of World War II. He was the 7th most successful fighter pilot in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. Rudorffer fought in all […]
Royal Danish Air Force, Aviation 72 and Corgi Aviation Archive Arrivals ,Latest Hobbymaster Annoucements and Updated Photo Galleries.
The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) is the aerial warfare force of Denmark and one of the four branches of the Danish Defence.Initially being components of the Army and the Navy, it was made a separate service in 1950. It main purpose is to serve as enforcer of Danish airspace and to provide air support […]
Grumman A-6 Intruder, Century Wings and Calibre Wings Announcements and Corgi New Arrivals.
The Grumman A-6 Intruder is an American, twinjet, mid-wing all-weather attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service with the United States Navy and Marine Corps between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as an all-weather medium attack aircraft to replace the piston-engined Douglas A-1 Skyraider. As the A-6E was slated for retirement, its […]
Grumman F9F Panther, Latest Hobbymaster, Century Wings and InFlight 200 Announcements !
The Grumman F9F Panther was the manufacturer’s first jet fighter and one of the United States Navy’s first successful carrier-based jet fighters. A single-engined, straight-winged day fighter, it was armed with four 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon and could carry a wide assortment of air-to-ground munitions. The Panther was used extensively by the U.S. Navy and Marine […]
Vought F-8 Crusader, Century Wings and Hobbymaster Announcements , Updated Photos and Latest Arrivals !
The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass, and for the French Navy. The first F-8 prototype was ready for flight in February 1955. The F-8 served principally in the Vietnam War. […]
Gloster Gladiator, Updated Photos-Hobbymaster, Calibre Wings,Century Wings and JC Wings and Latest Model Arrivals.
The Gloster Gladiator (or Gloster SS.37) is a British-built biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) (as the Sea Gladiator variant) and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF’s last biplane fighter aircraft and was […]
Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) the “Black Aces”, and The Duxford Airshow: Meet the Fighters 11th September 2016
Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) also known as the “Black Aces”, is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), which are currently deployed aboard the USS John C. Stennis. Their radio call sign is […]
USS Nimitz and its Aircraft, Hobbymaster New Announcements, and Arrivals at Flying Tigers this week.
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a super-carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched and commissioned as CVAN-68 but was re-designated CVN 68 (nuclear-powered multi-mission aircraft carrier) on 30 June 1975 as part of the fleet realignment. The […]
The Supermarine Walrus / Seagull, Latest Oxford Diecast News and Tomcats !
The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and first flown in 1933. It was operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and also served with the Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and Royal New Zealand Air Force […]
Future Model Release announcements at Flying Tigers
All the latest model release announcements at Flying Tigers. Some spectacular new models have now been added to our website, including the Duxford SR-71 Blackbird from Century Wings and a new Northrop P-61B Black Widow and MV-22B Osprey from Air Force One models.
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