Revell - Gift Set Northrop F-89 Scorpion 75th Anniversary - Scale 1/48

Development of the Scorpion began in 1945, in response to a USAAF requirement for an aircraft to replace the P-61 Black Widow. The F-89 was the first jet-powered American all-weather interceptor. It was a twin-engine air- craft, with a crew of two, featuring a large mid-mounted wing. The aircraft was the first to incorporate 'decelerons,' split ailerons that could be deployed to act as aerial brakes. The shape of the tail, with its high-mounted horizontal stabilizer, evoked the name "Scorpion."