Descrizione
Heller Kit-Jaguar Gr.1Gr.3
Model
Length : 35 cm
Width : 18.1 cm
Height : – cm
Box
Width : 45.4 cm
Height : 25 cm
Depth : 6.6 cm
The Jaguar was the first of many successful Anglo-French aviation projects since the 60s. Both France and the UK were in great need of a light, simple and inexpensive ground attack aircraft. The study of such a craft was given to Breguet in France (later Dassault-Breguet) and the British Aircraft Corporation in the SEPECAT (European company for the production of a combat trainer and tactical support aircraft). As no adequate motor unit was available, Rolls Royce and Turbomeca united to develop a new engine, the Adour. Originally they planned to build four types of Jaguar for the air forces of both countries: in France, the Jaguar A single-seater and the Jaguar E two-seater for training and for the UK, the Jaguar S single-seater, and the Jaguar B. The latter two were renamed GR1 and T2 respectively. In addition, the Jaguar M, for the French Navy, was researched and abandoned in 1973. The first Jaguar to emerge was an E version, which made its first flight Sept. 8, 1968. The first British planes were delivered to the Jaguar Conversion Team in 1973 before equipping the No. 6 and No. 54 Squadrons in 1974. Other units of the Royal Air Force were soon fitted with this new craft. By the mid-80s, the weapon system and navigation were improved thus giving birth to the Jaguar GR1A and T2A. During the Gulf War in 1991, 12 Jaguar GR1A were based in Oman and Bahrain. They flew 612 combat missions without loss. During the 90s, the RAF gradually modernised their Jaguars giving rise to successive versions GR1B, GR3 and GR3A. The main changes were
the inclusion of a laser pod and GPS, improved HUD, the modernization of the dashboard and navigation system, and the introduction of night vision. The British version of the Jaguar was exported to Ecuador, India, Nigeria and Oman. The RAF used their Jagu
