The Airplane:
As the premier provider of aircraft for the Fleet Air Arm since the introduction of the Flycatcher and the IIIF in the 1920s, Fairey Aviation tried twice to produce a replacement for their Swordfish [...]
Fairey Barracuda Mk.II LS542-5C of 829Squadron, HMS Victorious. Used on Tirpitz strikes in 1944. This is kit of Special Hobby in 1/48 scale. Not easy kit, but i am too much happy, that i have this beast in my stage.
This was a project that started as "I'll just do a little clean-up on this old kit," and turned into a major project. I'm only posting the finished project pics here, but for details, especially the interior construction, you [...]
EU Goes UAV
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) UAV project Barracuda is a joint venture between Germany and Spain. Its official debut was at the 2006 ILA Berlin show. The prototype crashed into the sea during a test [...]