Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Die-cast Model

Eurofighter Typhoon EF-2000 – "60 Years Airbus Manching", 98+07, German Luftwaffe, September 2022

1:72 Scale.  Length: 8.75".  Wingspan: 6"


Limited production of approximately 800 models worldwide

Eurofighter EF-2000 98+07 began as 30+44, c/n 151/GS029/PA7, a regular German Luftwaffe registration, but when it was designated as a test aircraft the registration changed to 98+07. On January 19, 2022 Instrumented Production Aircraft 98+07 completed its first flight wearing the new paint scheme. This celebrated the 60 years Airbus has been located at Manching. Airbus uses Manching as one of their locations to test military design and development. The blue and white scheme represents the Bavarian flag and the tail displays various shapes of aircraft from the past and for the future.

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role fighter built by a European consortium made up of the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Italy. The development of the Eurofighter began in 1983 with the first flight of the prototype occurring on March 27, 1994. The first fully equipped Tranche 2 Instrumented Production Aircraft (IPA7) took to the skies on January 16, 2008.

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