Aermacchi MB 326 Model Airplane

Aermacchi MB 326 Model Airplane is Definitely a Work of Art You Can’t Resist Having

Pacific Aircraft boasts this Aermacchi MB-326 Model Airplane; from carving, sanding, coating, painting and detailing to a creatively done wooden replica Aermacchi MB 326. After passing through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and primed many times. Talented artists then paint the intricate details on the body and tail of the Aermacchi MB326 Model Plane with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects the aircraft and gives it a glossy finish. Our Aermacchi MB326 Model Plane exhibits an unmatched quality and intricate design to obtain the exact look of the actual aircraft.

The Aermacchi MB-326 Model Airplane comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. Display it on your desk or give it as a gift to avid collectors just like you.

Developed during the Cold War in 1957, the Aermacchi MB.326 series of aircraft has become one of the most successful blends of operational trainer and light attack capabilities.

It was a light military jet aircraft designed in Italy. Originally conceived as a two-seat trainer, there were also single and two-seat light attack versions. It was one of the most commercially successful aircraft of its type, being bought by more than ten countries and produced under licence in Australia, Brazil and South Africa. It set many category records, including an altitude record of 56,807 ft (17,315 meters) on March 18, 1966.

The MB-326 was designed by Ermanno Bazzocchi at Macchi. Bazzocchi considered many configurations, the one chosen was a single-engined design. The airframe was a robust and light structure, metallic, simple and cheap; powered by an efficient engine, the Armstrong Siddeley Viper. This engine was designed as a short-life unit originally destined for target drones, but showed itself to be far more reliable. This airframe and engine combination led, in 1953, to the MB-326 project. The MB-326 was one of the last Italian aircraft to set any records, when Guido Carestiano set the C1D group 1 category altitude record of 15,489 m during August 1961.

There were several modifications to the MB-326 project: the horizontal tail surfaces lost their negative dihedral angle, the airbrakes (two in the wings) became one, in the ventral position. In 1956 the AMI approved the project and requested two prototypes (MM.571 and 572) and one airframe for static tests. No weaponry or pressurization was needed, but Bazzocchi introduced them.

More than 600 of these aircraft were built.