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FREE SHIPPING via Air Parcel Service! The item will be an overstock from a bulk production order still currently being handcrafted in our factory by our skilled craftsmen. Please BID only if you can wait 5-6 weeks for your order to be finished and allow another 2-3 weeks for shipping. As soon as stocks are available, we will ship immediately. This magnificent and Museum-Quality crafted Folland Gnat Airplane Wood Model is finely handmade from kiln-dried Wood Mahogany and skillfully hand-painted by gifted artists. It is 11" in Length, with 8.4" Wingspan, weighing 0.44 pounds, and a package weight of about 2.20 pounds. The picture shown in this listing is part of a set of photos we are using as reference for the production of the models. Each model comes with a wooden stand. Direct from our highly gifted Craftsmen & Artists, Each model is Individually Sculptured and Painted by hand, Not Mass-produced and t is No Reserve! ABOUT US: MyAsianArt is an Art & Antiques Gallery based in Manila, Philippines promoting historical items & featuring local skilled artisans and painters specializing in high quality ARTWORKS (HAND-PAINTED Oil Paintings and Sculptures), model ships, model planes & toy models and Handicrafts from Asia. We have been doing business WORLDWIDE for more that 8 years. SHIPPING: The model plane will be packed in a strong carton box with protective foam. Shipping & Handling Worldwide is FREE. PAYMENT: We prefer Paypal payments because we are PAYPAL-Confirmed and Verified. Please use CONFIRMED Shipping address only. We also accept Money Orders issued by any US-based Bank (NO Postal Money Order please), Cashier's Check, Company/Personal Checks (with 30-day Bank Clearing period). If you have any questions, pls contact us personally at models @ History The Folland Gnat was an exceptionally small swept-wing subsonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft designed by W. E. W. Petter that first flew in 1955 . Its design was such that it could be built without specialised tools, hence by countries that were not necessarily in the first rank of industrialisation. However, to achieve such small size, its systems were quite closely-packed, making maintenance more difficult.Serving mostly with India as the Gnat Mk. II , the Gnat is credited with shooting down seven Pakistani F-86s in the 1965 war between the two countries having the lowest attrition rate. The Gnats were used again in the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan Air Force downing several aircraft. The most notable battle was the Battle of Garibpur which witnessed the first dog fighting in East Pakistan and the downing of all 3 PAF Sabres involved by the 4 IAF Gnats. The Gnat proved to be a frustrating opponent for the technically superior Sabres in both the wars and earned the nickname "Sabre killers". [1] In Britain it served as the Folland Fo.144 Gnat Trainer (later renamed the Gnat T.Mk1 ), most notably as the demonstration aircraft of the RAF 's Red Arrows aerobatic team. A few served with Finland .Many of the Indian aircraft were built in Bangalore with over 175 made t along with about 40 purchased direct from Folland. Finland had stopped using Gnats by 1974 , and the UK by 1979 . Gnats served in India from 1958 -1978 , and several remain in use in private hands.The Gnat's experimental precursor was the Folland Midge , which used a less-powerful engine. In India, the aircraft was called the Ajeet , or "Unconquerable". The successor of the Gnat was a modification for Indian conditions, called the Ajeet Mark 2.When the RAF replaced and sold-off its Gnat T.Mk1 trainers many were bought by private collectors and subsequently appeared (along with some single-seat Gnats) in the Charlie Sheen movie Hot Shots .One of the only remaining Gnats in the UK is currently being restored to flight status at Bournemouth Airport, in Southern England. Once restored, XR537 (or G-NATY as she is registe...
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