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GRAEME MEARS F-16C FIGHTING FALCON

alk about realism! You simply can’t tell whether this is an RC model or a kit, Graeme’s 1⁄5-scale F-16C is dressed out in an Aggressor paint scheme and he powered his jet with a powerful AMT Olympus turbine engine. His Fighting Falcon/Viper spans 80 inches and weighs in at 58 pounds without fuel load. Graeme’s F-16C is the third Falcon he has built and it’s completely detailed inside and out. To push it over the top, Graeme included two functional (and programmable) display screens inside the cockpit. The radar screen sweeps around and the other screen cycles through various data just like the real thing. Talk about perfection.

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