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A Stunning and rare Antonov An-124 Ruslan - Air Foyle CCCP 82008 - 1:240 scale
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a strategic airlift jet aircraft. It was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union.
In 1989, following two years of negotiations with the Soviets, Air Foyle became the worldwide General Sales Agent of the Antonov Design Bureau of Kiev and became responsible for the marketing and sales and commercial and operational management of Antonov\'s fleet of An-124 heavy cargo aircraft.
In July 2001 Air Foyle Heavy Lift became the worldwide General Sales Agent of the Antonov Design Bureau of Kiev, not only responsible for the sales and marketing of charters and leases of Antonov\'s fleet, but also for their complete commercial and operational management.
This model does not seem to be of the usual 1:144, 1:200, 1:400 etc scales usualy associated with these desk top models, but with a wingspan of 12inches (30cms) would appear to be 1:240. Solid hard plastic, with no visible jointing or manufacturers name visible. The airframe is good and undamaged, just a little “rubbing” wear to decals in places, which I have tried to illustrate in the photos.
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Between 1998 and 2000 Air Foyle offer an AN-124 solution for theMinistry of DefenceShort-Term Strategic Airlift (STSA) procurement. After a protracted procurement process, Ministers in the Ministry of Defence chose a very much more expensiveBoeing C-17solution.Air Foyle believed it had been misled during the procurement process about the basis for decision on the procurement.TheComptroller and Auditor Generallater concluded that the procurement process was \"that the Department has not fully followed its own preferred practice in evaluating the Short Term Strategic Airlift proposals, but there is no evidence of illegality.\"In July 2001 Air Foyle HeavyLift became the worldwide General Sales Agent of the Antonov Design Bureau of Kiev, a function previously held from July 1989 by Air Foyle, one of the two 50% shareholders in Air Foyle Heavylift. Air Foyle Heavylift was not only responsible for the sales and marketing of charters and leases of Antonov\'s fleet ofAntonov An-124-100,Antonov An-225andAntonov An-22heavylift cargo aircraft, but also for their complete commercial and operational management.Antonov terminated the joint venture on 30 June 2006 to allow it to pursue a joint marketing venture with its erstwhile Russian competitorVolga-Dneprunder the name Ruslan International,in which it has a 50% stake.Air Foyle and Air Foyle HeavyLift ceased trading in July 2006, AFH closed for business on 31 July 2006.
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