Description
1/48th scale J-7A Fighter kit model, Trumpeter 02859.
Includes 10 frames with details
rubber tires,
photo etching,
decal (sticker),
scheme for coloring the model,
step-by-step instruction.
After the J-6 was put into mass production and put into service, another supersonic J-7 fighter with a maximum speed of M 2.0 was made on the basis of the Soviet MiG-21.
The Chinese began development of the J-7 based on incomplete technical data from the Soviet MiG-21F in the 1960s.
Licensed production of the J-7 has been carried out by the Shenyang Aircraft Factory since 1964.
The design of the J-7 consisted of a delta wing and a movable horizontal tail.
The J-7 could reach Mach 2.05, had a service ceiling of 17,500 m, and a maximum range of 1,530 km.
