Here are some pictures of my
1/48 Heller Apha-Jet A that belonged to the JaBoG-41 at Husum AFB, Germany
in1986. The Alpha-Jet was to be jointly developed by Dornier in
Germany (A-version for Air support) and Dassault-Brequet in France
(E-version for Ecole). This aircraft reached the speed of Mach 0,7
at an altitude of 25 000 feet. Distance for take off is 320m and for
landing 500m. The Alpha-Jet is not only capable of achieving advanced
training flights but is also able to perform tactical support
missions.
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images below to see larger images
The German Federal Republic
acquired the Alpha-Jet of A-version on January 1974. Its external
appearence differed from the French E-version by a pointed front which did
not have anti-roll keels and ending with the Pitot tube .The groups of
Luftwaffe equipped by Alpha-Jets were JaBoG 41(Husum), 43(Oldenburg),
49(Furstenfeldbruck) and 44 at Beja in
Portugal.
After 14 years of service the Alpha-Jets were removed from German Air
Force and were sold to various countries, notably Portugal and Thailand.
Karel
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