{"product_id":"academy-12636-1-144-russian-tu-22m3-backfire-c-model-aircraft-kit","title":"ACADEMY 12636 1\/144 Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire C Model Aircraft Kit","description":"\u003ch1\u003eACADEMY 12636 1\/144 Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire C\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eModel Aircraft Kit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTupolev's Tu-22M Backfire is a significant redevelopment of its predecessor, the Tu-22 Blinder. Developed in the late 1960s, The Backfire incorporated many technical developments and solved many of the Blinder's unpleasant flight characteristics. The Backfire assumed the role of a Maritime Patrol and Strike aircraft and was designed to deliver the Kh-22 anti-ship missile. It is believed that 66 Backfires are still used by the Russian Federation today. This boxing of Trumpeter's Tu-22M3 represents the Backfire-C, after the 1983 upgrades that featured the optional reconnaissance nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength 270mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight 68mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo finishing options:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussia, Tu-22M3 \"Red 12\", Russia, 2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUkraiana, Tu-22M3 \"Red 44\", Ukraine, ca 1994\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ACADEMY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53383390134485,"sku":"ACD12636","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0520\/1972\/4454\/files\/academy-12636-1-144-russian-tu-22m3-backfire-c-model-aircraft-kit.png?v=1773956487","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterosehobbies.com\/products\/academy-12636-1-144-russian-tu-22m3-backfire-c-model-aircraft-kit","provider":"White Rose Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}