This new decal
sheet from
Leading
Edge Models includes markings for 1 very
special CF-188 in Anniversary markings for the 100th Anniversary of Flight in
Canada. This was the 2009 Demo bird that appeared at airshows during the
2009 airshow season.
Canada’s
First Manned Powered Flight was in a machine called the Silver Dart on 23
February 1909. The
famed flight, piloted by Mr. McCurdy from the ice-covered Bras D'Or Lake in
Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada on
February 23, 1909 brought the nation into the Age of Flight.
What might be
of interest to all subjects of the Commonwealth is that the first powered flight
in Canada was also the first powered flight in the British
Empire.
Eighteen weeks earlier, on 16 October 1908, Samuel Franklin Cody made a flight
of 1390 feet 424 metres over Laffin's Plain, Farnborough, England, which is
recognized by the Royal Aero Club as the first powered flight in England — but
not in the British Empire, because the British Empire consisted of territories
other than the United Kingdom.
This decal
sheet set includes 3 sheets of decals & 2 sheets of precut vinyl paint
masks. The masks are for painting the tails and wings.
The instructions are clear and
extensive and include one page that is full of colour photos of this jet showing
the paint scheme. The decals are beautifully printed on 3 decal sheets with a third tiny insert decal sheet. One complete set of stencils is included on this decal sheet.
Canada is famous for it's
colourful Airshow Demo birds and this jet for the 2009 season was quite
attractive with it's blue and gold paint scheme. It is fantastic to see
that Leading Edge Models has chosen to produce this special
jet.
This decal
sheet is also available in 1/72 scale.
Steve
I would like to
thank Leading
Edge Models for
providing me with this review sample.
You can buy this decal sheet directly from the
Leading
Edge Models
website.
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