| U.
S. Air Force trainer.
T-3A Firefly Slingsby Model: The Slingsby T-3A Firefly is a two-seat
aerobatic training aircraft built by Slingsby Aviation in Kirkbymoorside,
Yorkshire, England. Over 250 have been built mainly as a basic military
trainer, with the US Air Force as the largest operator. The Firefly was
selected in 1992 to replace the T-41 for the command's Enhanced Flight
Screening Program, which would include aerobatic maneuvers. Although operated
successfully in the United Kingdom and Canada, the T3A got a bad reputation
in the United States after three fatal crashes during Air Force training
operations. Between 2002 and 2003, the 53 aircraft at the Air Force Academy
were disassembled. On September 9, 2006, it was announced that they would
be scrapped. |
All airplane models are Hand Carved, Hand Painted
Mahogany and comes fully assembled with removable desk stand. |