Ultimate Sabre 1163 US JET FIGHTER 1:48 SCALE PLASTIC KIT

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1 Ultimate Sabre 1163 US JET FIGHTER 1:4 SCALE PLASTIC KIT intro Every era has its icons, and for aviation of the early fifties, those were without a doubt, the American F-6 Sabre and the Soviet MiG-15, clashing over the Korean peninsula during the Korean War. The genesis of the F-6 Sabre evolution was a step-by-step approach in the interest of improving performance and flying characteristics. Thus, the early F-6F Sabre was generally an F-6E with a more powerful J-47GE-27 engine. With more power, the F-6F was now almost the equal to the MiG-15 in rate of climb while being some 30 mph (4 km/h) faster. Apart from a lower service ceiling, another weak point that remained with the early F variants was that they were unable to outmaneuver the MiG-15 at combat altitudes of over 40,000 ft (12,200 m). Ultimately, this was solved with a new wing. Work on the new F-6F Sabre began on 31st July 1950, and, after successful tests, a contract for the first 109 F-6Fs was approved on the 11th of April, Because of technical problems with the new power unit, the first planes did not make it into service until December, Apart from the more powerful engine, the F-6F introduced a standard flat windscreen and a simpler, but more reliable A-4 gunsight with a gun camera. The strengthened wing was another improvement, so that drop tanks and bombs of up to 1,000 lb could be carried, beginning with the F-6F-5. Starting with the F-6F-25 and F-30 versions, a second pair of underwing pylons was added, solving another problem. When bombs were carried on the two existing pylons, no drop tanks could be fitted and the combat radius was as small as 50 miles. Therefore, another pair of underwing pylons helped substantially, as it allowed for carriage of both bombs and drop tanks. As a result, the combat radius for bombing missions rose to 56 miles, and the Sabre became a true fighter-bomber. The F-6F-25 and F-30 were basically the same aircraft, the F-25 being produced at a Columbus factory and the F-30 in Inglewood. They were, as stated previously, nearly equal to the MiG-15 in performance, with one exception - combat maneuverability. This weakness was adressed with the development of a new wing called the '6-3'. With it, the 'definitive Sabre' of the Korean War emerged. This new wing had the leading edge extended by 6 in (152 mm) at the root and 3 in (76 mm) at the wingtip and that s why it became known as the '6-3 wing'. The wing area increased from 27.9 sq ft (26.7 m2) to sq ft (2.12 m2). Automatic slats on the leading edge were deleted and, in order to optimise airflow over the wing, a 5 in (127 mm) high wing fence was installed on the leading edge at 70 per cent span. With the new wing, the maximum speed of the Sabre increased from 6 mph (1106 km/h) to 695 mph (111 km/h) at sea level and from 604 mph (972 km/h) to 60 mph (97 km/h) at 35,000 ft (10 6 m). Of greater importance was the improvement in maneuverability at high altitudes and Mach numbers. The new wing effectively enabled Sabre pilots to keep inside the MiG-15 in a dogfight. The only major drawback of the 6-3 wing was an increase of stall speed from 12 mph (205 km/h) to 144 mph (231 km/h). The first fifty conversion kits for modification of existing F-6Fs in Korea to the 6-3 standard were shipped in September, 1952, and pilots soon discovered its advantage. All the F-6Fs were upgraded with the new wing shortly afterwards and starting with production numbers (171st produced F-6F-25) and (200th produced F-6F-30), all new aircraft were delivered with the 6-3 wing. Later on, some of the aircraft received the wing from the F-6F-40, which sported the automatic slat on the leading edge of 6-3 wing and the wingspan was lengthened by 12 in (305 mm). Because of this development, it is possible to spot the same aircraft with any of these wing configurations during different stages of its service life. úvodem Každá doba má své ikony a pro letectví padesátých let jsou jimi nepochybně americký F-6 Sabre a sovětský MiG-15, které se střetávaly v soubojích nad korejským poloostrovem. Geneze vývoje F-6 Sabre se ubírala směrem evolučního zvyšování výkonů a vylepšování letových vlastností prvního provedení F-6A. Tudíž i verze F-6F Sabre byla v zásadě F-6E, ovšem s výkonnější pohonnou jednotkou J-47GE-27. Díky ní se Sabre téměř dokázal vyrovnat MiGu-15 ve stoupavosti a mírně jej předčil v maximální rychlosti (o 4 km/h). Kromě menšího dostupu však i nadále zaostával za svým protivníkem v manévrovatelnosti na bojových výškách, tedy nad hranicí m. Ale i tento problém se v průběhu výroby F-6F podařilo vyřešit. Práce na vývoji verze F-6F byly zahájeny 31. července 1950, kontrakt na sériovou výrobu prvních 190 kusů F-6F-1 byl podepsán 11. dubna 1951, první stroje se však kvůli problémům s novým motorem dostaly k jednotkám až v prosinci Kromě silnějšího motoru dostala verze F-6F-1 standardně plochý čelní štítek kabiny, či zjednodušený a na údržbu jednodušší zaměřovač A-4 s fotokulometem. Další změnou byla zesílená konstrukce křídla, díky které mohl Sabre nosit pumy o hmotnosti až 453 kg. Pozdější verze F-6F-25 a F-30 navíc dostaly další dvojici závěsníků pro umístění přídavných nádrží. Pokud totiž byly na dvou existujících závěsnících podvěšeny bomby, nebylo kam podvěsit přídavné nádrže a bojový dolet pak činil pouhých 0 km. Dvojice přidaných závěsníků tedy pomohla zásadním způsobem problém řešit, protože Sabre mohl nyní nést jak bomby, tak přídavné nádrže a jeho bojový dolet pro bombardovací mise se zvýšil na 914 km. Ze Sabru se tak stal plnohodnotný stíhací bombardér. Sabre F-6F-25 a F-30 byly v zásadě shodné verze s tím, že jako F-25 se označovaly stroje vyrobené v továrně v Columbusu, zatímco F-30 byly vyráběny v Inglewoodu. Tyto verze se MiGu-15 po stránce výkonů téměř vyrovnaly, ovšem s výjimkou zmíněné manévrovatelnosti na bojové výšce, kde i nadále zaostávaly. Tento problém byl vyřešen díky křídlu neoficiálně označenému 6-3. Tak vznikl definitivní Sabre korejské války. U nového křídla byla zvětšena hloubka profilu prodloužením náběžné hrany o šest palců (152 mm) u kořene a o tři palce (76 mm) u koncového oblouku. 2 2 Odtud neoficiální označení 6-3. Plocha křídla narostla z 26,7 m na 2,12 m. Automatické sloty byly odstraněny a v zájmu optimalizace obtékání křídla byl v 70 procentech rozpětí instalován na náběžné hraně aerodynamický plůtek vysoký 127 mm. S novým křídlem se maximální rychlost zvýšila z 1106 km/h na 111 km/h u hladiny moře a z 972 km/h na 97 km/h ve výšce 10 6 m. Důležitější než rychlost však bylo zlepšení manévrovatelnosti na velkých výškách a Machových číslech. Nové křídlo znamenalo pro piloty F-6F možnost udržet se uvnitř zatáčky MiGu-15 v manévrových soubojích. Jediným negativem nového křídla bylo zvýšení pádové rychlosti z 205 km/h na 231 km/h. Prvních padesát konverzních setů pro modifikaci F-6F v Koreji na standard 6-3 bylo zasláno v prosinci 1952 a piloti brzy zjistili, jaké jsou výhody nové úpravy. Křídlem 6-3 byly postupně vybaveny prakticky všechny již vyrobené F-6F nasazené v Koreji, nejen stroje F-6F-30 a F-25. Další stroje verzí F-25 a F-30 již dostávaly nové křídlo již ve výrobě. V případě verze F-6F-25 od výrobního čísla (171. vyrobený stroj) a v případě verze F-6F-30 od (200. vyrobený stroj). Ještě později dostaly některé stroje křídlo z verze F-6F-40, které si zachovalo zvětšenou hloubku křídla 6-3, ale dostalo zpět automatické sloty a navíc bylo prodlouženo o 305 mm. Díky tomuto vývoji je možno jeden a tentýž Sabre verzí F-25 nebo F-30 zastihnout v různých fázích služby s kterýmkoli ze tří použitých typů křídla NAV1

2 ATTENTION UPOZORNĚNÍ ACHTUNG ATTENTION INSTRUCTION SIGNS INSTR. SYMBOLY INSTRUKTION SINNBILDEN SYMBOLES OPTIONAL VOLBA BEND OHNOUT OPEN HOLE VYVRTAT OTVOR SYMETRICAL ASSEMBLY SYMETRICKÁ MONTÁŽ REMOVE ODŘÍZNOUT REVERSE SIDE OTOČIT APPLY EDUARD MASK AND PAINT POUŽÍT EDUARD MASK NABARVIT PARTS DÍLY TEILE PIECES PLASTIC PARTS A> B> E> F> J> 2 pcs. T> G> L> 2 pcs. Q> S> RP - RESIN PARTS N> 2 pcs. PE - PHOTO ETCHED DETAIL PARTS R7 R11 R R9 R10 R12 R13 2 pcs. R14 COLOURS BARVY FARBEN PEINTURE GSi Creos (GUNZE) AQUEOUS Mr.COLOR AQUEOUS Mr.COLOR H 53 C13 NEUTRAL H 6 C6 GREEN H 5 C27 INTERIOR GREEN H 77 C137 TIRE BLACK H 11 C62 FLAT WHITE H 90 C47 CLEAR RED H 92 C49 CLEAR ORANGE H 13 C15 RED H 94 C13 CLEAR GREEN H 15 C65 BLUE H 27 C44 TAN H 329 C329 YELLOW H 47 C41 RED BROWN Mr.METAL COLOR 2 H 51 C11 LIGHT GULL MC213 STAINLESS

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9 A F-6F-30, Maj. John H. Glenn, 25th FIS/51st FIW; Suwon Air Base (K-13), Korea 1953 Sabre of the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. John Glenn flew his second Korean combat tour under an interservice exchange program between the US Marines and the USAF, thus changing from a VMF-311 F9F Panther to a 25th FIS Sabre. He flew this aircraft with the famous 'Mig Mad Marine' inscription, shooting down two of his three MiGs, finishing this tour with 27 missions flown. STAINLESS MC213 H YELLOW H BLACK H12 33 WHITE H11 62 TAN H27 44 H

10 B F-6F-30, FU-50, 390th FBS, Alexandria AFB, Louisiana, USA, 1955 This Sabre served with the 390th Fighter Bomber Squadron of the 366th Fighter Bomber Wing, 50th Fighter Bomber Group. It was assigned to the 450th FIS/322th FIG in 1955, later stationed at AMARC (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center) known as the 'Aircraft Boneyard'. From there, this plane was handed over to the Philippine Air Force. The 366th FBW currently flies F-15s and bears the nickname 'Gunfighters' from the time of the Vietnam War. STAINLESS 10 MC213 H BLACK H12 33 H51 11 BLUE H15 65 WHITE H11 62

11 C F-6F-30, 67th FBS, 1th FBG, Maj. James P. Hagerstrom, Osan-ni Air Base (K-55), Korea 1953 The Sabre of two war ace James P. Hagerstrom sported the name 'Mig Poison' and a drawing of a skull on the left side. Hagerstrom was the sole pilot of 1th FBG with ace status in Korea. He got the first two of his.5 kills with the 334th and 335th FIS during November and December He was transferred to the 67th FBS to help with the transition from propellor driven P-3s to the F-6. Here, he recorded 6.5 victories flying this Sabre. The plane was destroyed, crashing near Chia-Yi base on Formosa on the 2th of January, H ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA H H H STAINLESS MC213 H YELLOW H BLACK H12 33 H51 11 RED H13 15 WHITE H

12 D F-6F-30, Lt. Ken Ewing, 336th FIS "Rocketeers", 4th FIG, Kimpo Air Base (K-14), Korea 1954 This Sabre initially served with the 640th MSG (Maintenace Servicing Group), later being sent to Korea, where it flew with the 336th FIS of the 4th FIG until Pilot Lt. Ken Ewing named the plane 'Dreaded Gomboo' on 'his' side of the aircraft, while Crew Chief Walter Yocum named the Sabre on the other side 'Sweet Rose', after his fiancée, whom he later married. After the Korean War this Sabre was transferred to the Taiwan Air Force. H ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA H H H STAINLESS 12 MC213 H YELLOW H BLACK H12 33 H51 11 BLUE H15 65

13 E F-6F-25, FU-361, 435th FBS, Detroit AFB, Michigan, USA 1952 You can find this Sabre on display at Shizuhama Air Base. Shizuhama is the smallest Japanese military airfield and serves as a pilot training base. That is an interesting coincidence, because the 435th Squadron, where this Sabre was assigned, has served as a training unit from 199 flying T-3 Talons. Reflecting the glory fighting days is a squadron badge with an eagle firing 0.50 machine gun from under its wing. This Sabre was sent to Japan with a changed serial number, instead of the original H ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA H H H STAINLESS MC213 H H51 11 BLACK H12 33 RED H

14 PUSH EMERGENCE CANOPY RELEASE Ultimate Sabre STENCILING POSITIONS AMMUNITION ANT. CABLE DISCONNECT DOOR GUNSIGHT & RADAR HYD. BRAKE CYL. GYROSYN COMPASS AMPLIFIRE TOROUE BOLT TO IGO 190 INCH POUNDS WARNING FUEL VENT CONNECTION HOST RADIO PRESSURE SPARK PLUG FUEL LEVEL STIC STOP CONTROL VALVE TRANSMITTER DOOR INSIDE INSIDE FOR ENGINE ISLAND ENGINE CONTROL HAND GRIP SERVICE THIS AIRCRAFT FUEL VENT WITH GRADE JP-4 FUEL INSPECT GROUND HERE FIRST-FILL FWD. FUS. & NO STEP FUEL CENTER WING CELL FILER SECOND FILL OUTER WING CELLS CANOPY 196 U.S. LAST -FILL AFT FUS CELL GALS CAUTION DO NOT OVERFLOW CLOSED OPEN EXT. PWR. RECPT. 24 VOLT D.C. USE DOT RECPT. FOR ENG START USE NO.I FOR GRND CHECK WHEN ONLY ONE RECPT. REOURED GUN GUN CHARGER BATERY LOCATION KICK AMMUNITION LOADING HOOK IN NOSE RADAR COMPARTMENT STEP CABIN PRESSURE CHECK INSIDE FUEL FILTER THRU LH. WHEEL WELL COCKPIT DRAIN PLUG CAUTION DISCONNET ELECTRICAL DATE CASE WRNG BEFORE REMOVING REAR SECTION TOROUE BOLT TO ALT. HYD. FLIGHT CONT SYS IGO 190 INCH POUNDS PUMP ENGINE REMOVAL DISC JACK PER T.O. IF -6F -2 LOWER DOOR FOR STEP EXPENDED AMMUNITION ALTERNATE HYDRAULIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM COMPENSATOR FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR INSIDE 154 COCKPIT DRAIN PLUG STAB TRP1 BEWARE OF BLAST 26 ANTENA FINSH PLASTICAREA ONLY WITH PAINT PER SPEC AN-L & OIL GUNSIGHT & RADAR TOROUE BOLT TO IGO 190 INCH POUNDS SPARK PLUG DOOR AND ENGINE DUCT DISCONNECT NORMAL HYDRAULIC FLIGHT HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM COMPENSATOR TEST STAND CONNECTION FILER AND HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR STIP FOR FUEL LEVEL TRANSMITTER FWD ENGINE SUPPORT FIRE DETECTOR RELAY L. A. B. S. USE OIL PER SPEC FOR GYROSYN COMPASS MIL -O-GO1 OIL TANK SUPP DRAN GRADE I00I OR I0I0 ENGINE ISLANDS SERVICE THIS AIRCRAFT WITH GRADE JP-4 FUEL GROUND FUEL HERE FILER 196 U.S. OIL COOLER WATER DRAIN GALS THRU R.H. WHEEL WELL FLUID LEVEL FIRST-FILL FWD. FUS. & INDICATOR INSIDE CENTER WING CELL SECOND FILL OUTER WING CELLS CABIN PRESSURE CHECK INSIDE LAST -FILL AFT FUS CELL CAUTION DO NOT OVERFLOW CAUTION DISCONNECT ELECTRICAL WRNG BEFORE REMOVING REAR SECTION TOROUE BOLT TO IGO 190 INCH POUNDS JACK PER T.O. IF -6F -2 CANOPY OPEN CLOSE GUN GUN CHARGER KICK AMMUNITION LOADING DOORS STEP EXPENDED AMMUNITION GUN CHARGER AMMUNITION LOWER DOOR FOR STEP NOSE GEAR EMERG. PUSH TO RESET OXYGEN FILER INSIDE GUN CHARGE AIR COMRESSOR COMRESSOR OIL RESERVOIR TO AIR BOTTLE EMERGENCY NOSE GEAR FILLER VALVE SELECTOR PRESSURE VALVE RESET OIL DIP PUSH 141 ANTENA FINSH PLASTICAREA ONLY WITH PAINT PER SPEC AN-L-20 STAB TRP1 BEWARE OF BLAST HAND GRIP NO STEP AMMUNITION LOWER DOOR FOR STEP TRUNNON PIN AUX LANDING GEAR

15 GROUND HERE FUEL FILER G7 U.S. GALS NO STEP STUD SLOT VERTICAL WHEN LOCKED TANK STAB. CONTROL S NO STEP STUD SLOT VERTICAL WHEN LOCKED FUEL FILER G7 U.S. GALS GROUND HERE DROP TANK PRESSURE CONNECTION DROP TANK FUEL CONNECTION DROP TANK RELEASE Ultimate Sabre STENCILING POSITIONS SERVICE THIS AIRCRAFT WITH GRADE JP-4 FUEL SERVICE THIS AIRCRAFT WITH GRADE JP-4 FUEL FIRST-FILL FWD. FUS. & CENTER WING CELL SECOND FILL OUTER WING CELLS LAST -FILL AFT FUS CELL CAUTION DO NOT OVERFLOW FIRST-FILL FWD. FUS. & CENTER WING CELL SECOND FILL OUTER WING CELLS LAST -FILL AFT FUS CELL CAUTION DO NOT OVERFLOW NO STEP NO STEP ALL CONTROL DO NOT SET AILERON OF FABRIC SEAL DO NOT SET AILERON OF FABRIC SEAL ALL CONTROL HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ACTRATOR S ELEVATOR HYDRAULIC BOOST RESERVOIR S DO NOT SET AILERON ON FABRIC SEAL DO NOT SET AILERON ON FABRIC SEAL BOMB & SWAY BRACE BOMB & TANK SWAY BRACE DROP TANK PRESSURE CONNECTION DROP TANK FUEL CONNECTION DROP TANK RELEASE EXPENDED AMMUNITION CAUTION- INSTALL ALL INTERNAL PANELS PRORTO CLOSING THE DOOR ELECT CONN CMERA ELECT CONN CMERA EXPENDED AMMUNITION CAUTION- INSTALL ALL INTERNAL PANELS PRORTO CLOSING THE DOOR EDUARD M.A Printed in Czech Republic

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