Alpha Jet - PAF - 1:72 - 70th anniversary - Scale Model

The question arose of updating the Patrouille de France livery arose after the team returned from its 2016 US tour, when a special Stars ’n’ Stripes decoration had been added to the planes. This process culminated in November 2017 with the unveiling of a new livery created by designer Régis «Rage» Rocca, which was applied to all of the aircraft. Built by Dassault-Breguet and Dornier, the Franco-German Alpha Jet is a twin-engine trainer aircraft with a tandem two-seat configuration that is easy and safe to fly. Its design is as light and simple as possible. In 1981, the performance and reliability of the Alpha Jet made it a natural replacement for the Fouga Magisters used by the Patrouille de France, the aerobatic display team of the French Air Force. With its excellent flight characteristics and the absence of dangerous responses during spins, stalls or transonic flight, it is ideally suited for aerobatic displays. A total of 512 Alpha Jets were produced, of which 329 were exported. They are in service with the air forces of ten countries.

The Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France were adorned with a new livery to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the aerobatic team. The livery shows seven aircraft, one per decade, flying in formation.

The tail takes up the current design of one of the identities created and inspired by the Athos [the pilots Patrouille de France – ed. note] helmets of 1983,” livery designer Régis Rocca explained. “At the top of the tail, we find the official logo of the 70th anniversary of the Patrouille de France which ‘signs’ this special project.

For more detailed information about the Alpha Jet, visit the official Dassault Aviation website at https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/passion/aircraft/military-dassault-aircraft/alpha-jet/