Rafale C model - RSD 2022 - Dassault - 1/72nd scale - metal

Very high-precision 1/72 scale metal model delivered with landing gear and display base. This model can be assembled without tools or glue in a few minutes. Invisible assembly. 3 possible presentations (taking off - landing/in flight/taxiing). This model is presented in designer packaging (21.5 x 21.5 x 7 cm). Model dimensions: 21 cm long - 15.5 cm wingspan - 6.5 cm high. (7.5 cm with landing gear extended). An omnirole combat aircraft, the Rafale is produced in single-seater and two-seater versions. There are different models for the Air and Space Force (AAE) and the Navy, but the elements are 95% common. The Rafale C is the single-seater version for the AAE with features allowing it to carry out all kinds of missions (omnirole aircraft). Thanks to its external payload capacity of 9,500 kg and its versatile weapons system, the Rafale C can carry out very diverse missions that previously required the use of different specialized aircraft: air superiority and defense, ground support, long-range strikes, aerial reconnaissance, anti-ship strikes, nuclear deterrence, etc. In service in the AAE since 2006, the Rafale has proven itself in combat in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom), in Libya (Operation Harmattan) and more recently in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel-Saharan strip (Operation Serval), but also in Iraq and Syria from Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (Operation Chammal). In addition, the Rafale has been exported to Egypt, Qatar, India, Greece, Croatia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia. The livery was applied during the 2022 presentation season. The design was created by Régis Rocca Peintre de l'Air de l'Espace and produced by the personnel of the Structure Workshop of ESTA 15/004 "Haute Marne" stationed at BA 113 in Saint-Dizier. The 2022 presentation season was led by Captain Bertrand Butin known as "Bubu" (instructor pilot at the Rafale ETR 3/4 "Aquitaine" Transformation Squadron) under the direction of Captain Jérôme Thoule known as "Schuss", presenter 2021-2022. Not suitable for children under 15 years old.