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Another month has passed and another shipment has been sent out. One of the arrivals for July was the long awaited Lockheed P-3 and these are now being sent to the distributors. Joining these we saw the arrival of the Convair CV990 models which a lot of them are now sold out so pick these up when you can if you wanted these in your collection.
The next releases have been announced and a few highlights which are the TAB DC-10-30F This is the last commercially operated McDonnell Douglas DC-10 which is in service and to commemorate this there is a limited number of models going to be produced. The only other DC-10 aircraft flying is with the military with the KC-10A and the ORBIS FLYING HOSPITAL. Also with this with have the VISTARA Boeing 787-9.
The carrier, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, commenced operations on 9 January 2015 with its inaugural flight between Delhi and Mumbai. February 2023, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson announced that the Vistara Airlines brand would be dropped and merged with Air India in the next few months. Inflight has decided to produce this as a farewell model in the scheme of VISTARA. The new A320 gear.
These additional wheels did serve a purpose, and were far more than merely an aesthetic choice. Indeed, according to Travel Update, this was because of an infrastructure issue at some Indian airports. However, these were not common across A320s, and only affected a small number of Airbus A320 aircraft in service. The quirk dated back to the era of Indian Airlines, which received 31 double-bogied A320s between June 1989 and December 1994. These aircraft then ended up at Air India after Indian Airlines was merged into the flag carrier. While the A320 is not the heaviest aircraft, it still carries substantial weight. During landing, taxi, or takeoff, this can cause stress on the runway pavement.
As it turns out, some of India's pavements had a lower classification. The classification number gives details relating to the strength of the pavement, and the amount of weight it can handle. Due to this lower classification number, the load of the aircraft had to be distributed across multiple wheels. As such, some of Air India's A320s had these extra wheels. These models will be made available in the near future.
As always a big thank you to you all for sharing your wanted lists with us and as always we shall include these in the schedule where we can as we have with the A320 modified gear.
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Inflight200 has a wide range of civil and military aircraft types manufactured over the years including
"retro" models of the 1960's, 70's and 80's. The largest aircraft manufactured to date has been the NASA
Boeing 747 with space shuttle on the back, down to the smallest being the Lockheed C-140 Jetstar. New mould
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2007 was an historic year for Boeing with the 40th Anniversary of the first flight of the ever popular 737-200 which first took to the skies back in 1967 on August 8th. To commemorate this we have produced a limited edition model to represent the first flight of this historic airliner.
Inflight200 are pleased to be able to offer model types of airliners and military transports from the 1960's to the current day.
We celebrated in 2007 also the 40th anniversary of the Douglas DC-8-63 which first flew on April 10th 1967 and was delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on July 15th of the same year. The aircraft was then put into commercial service on July 27th 1967. With the development of the series 63 aircraft which was the fuselage of the DC-8-61 and the wings of the DC-8-62, we at Inflight thought it would be good to develop this model from our very much appreciated DC-8-62. We were pleased to be able to introduce the DC-8-63 into the collection in 2008, with Iberia being the first and CP Air coming later that year.
We at Inflight 200 want to be able to capture the history of aviation with models of high quality
and
detail.
We hope you enjoy our efforts in bringing accurate models to your collection.
Using the 747 as an example, the first thing to establish is how many liveries can be applied to the aircraft, bearing in mind that the mould cost for this aircraft is in excess of US $80,000! Of course, the 747 will be a very popular subject, hence the next step is to approach Boeing for the license to manufacture their aircraft. Once licensing is agreed, and royalties are negotiated, we can move on to stage 2...
This stage of production takes place at least six months before scheduled release date. The choice of scheme depends on a number of factors, such as airline license, saleability and collectability. If an airline approaches us for a product, we do our best to ensure that limited numbers become available for the collector, for example with the Qantas releases. Once an airline has been decided, any airline licenses are obtained and royalties negotiated, we can then move on to stage 3...
Communication with the factory in China opens with us sending information and reference pictures for the chosen subject. With regular visits to the factory, we are able to check up on progress, and make corrections and alterations where necessary; if needed, we can consult the airlines for their requirements. Artwork (see below) can take up to two/three months to achieve the required standard, with various emails and telephone calls back and forth to the factory before stage 4...
The artwork for this particular aircraft was put on various forums for the collector to scrutinize, and to pass comments on anything that needed amending.
Once the artwork has been approved and signed off, the model can then go into production. Contrary to belief, these models are hand made. Each model passes through approximately 30-40 pairs of hands before the finished aircraft is boxed for dispatch.
All orders are fulfilled from the distribution centre in Hong Kong and shipped out all around the world to the relevant distributors, who in turn distribute to their authorized retailers.
We would like to thank the retailers for their support of our product and collectors worldwide for purchasing our product.
Please note that the stock availability shown represents the stock which INFLIGHT200 is able to offer our worldwide distributors. Ask your local retailer or distributor for items shown as SOLD OUT as they may have limited stocks available.