F-16CM Viper Demo Team Die-Cast Model

Honoring the F-16’s 50th anniversary with an iconic paint scheme.

Honoring the F-16’s 50th anniversary in 2024, this beautiful aircraft features the iconic red, white, and blue of the prototype YF-16. Homed from Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, the current Viper Demo Team includes Maj. Taylor Hiester at the controls. Developed in the 1970s by Lockheed Martin as a single engine, multirole fighter, the F-16 was immediately received with high praise. Incorporating an aerodynamically unstable configuration and fly-by-wire control system, the advanced jet was prepared to take on even the most powerful adversaries into the late 20th century. Produced since 1973, more than 4,600 have been manufactured by Lockheed Martin.

Features:

– Authentic paint scheme, engraved panel lines, printed decals, antennas, and surface details.

– Deployed or retracted landing gear

– Open or closed canopy with pilot figurine

– Display stand included

– Measures 8.25”l with a 5.25” wingspan at 1:72 scale

– Officially licensed

History and Specifications:
Pioneering new technologies in aerospace engineering, the Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon was the first fighter jet with direct hydraulic or electronic control surfaces, the first aerodynamically unstable aircraft to see production, and one of the fastest single engine aircraft in the world. Flying at speeds up to 1,345mph, altitudes over 50,000ft, and more than 1,400 miles of combat range, it is highly maneuverable and well equipped for ground-attack and air-to-air engagements. Receiving numerous upgrades in the last few decades, the aircraft has since become a hallmark of aviation engineering.