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Dragon Wings has got a lot of new releases and surprises for you. There are a lot of items coming which might bring updates twice a week. From now on, the updates will not be limited to a regular 'Saturday' surprises, there will possibly be more fun during weekdays too. Stay tuned for first hand information!

55163 United Airlines DC-10-10 Now Available
United Airlines received its first DC-10-10 on 29 July 1971 and became the first carrier to operate the DC-10 from coast to coast. With their heavy work load from the 70s to the 80s, then further into the 90s, their DC-10-10s have served the company for over 30 years. Stepping into the new millennium, the DC-10-10s are ready for their retirement, however, this adds value to our model as a collector's item.

55189 Air Canada A319-114 Now Available
As Air Canada marks its 60th anniversary, the airline ranks among the world's leading cargo carriers. Air Canada rose from modest beginnings in the young and sparsely populated dominion of Canada. As early as 1918, John Wilson, Controller of Civil Aviation, had suggested to a federal cabinet minister that the expertise of pilots returning home from W.W.I might be put to use in developing air services. In 1936, government responsibility for civil aviation in Canada was transferred from the Department of National Defence to a new Department of Transport (DoT). Clarence Decatur Howe, a businessman keen on the development of commercial aviation, was the nation's first minister of transport. Thanks largely to his efforts, the air service which Wilson had dreamed of was created as Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) by act of parliament on April 10, 1937. TCA made its first commercial flight on September 1, 1937, over the 122mi (196km)-long route between Vancouver and Seattle. Three ten-seat Lockheed 10-a Electras, and one Stearman 4-EM Senior Speedmail aircraft, had been taken over from Canadian Airways. Our model features this beautiful aircraft with high quality as usual. This model is the join-effort from the staff of MML and Air Canada. We have applied our "Hi-image" technique to this model for the logo on the tail. If you look closely, you should notice something special with this logo. The cover photograph is provided officially from Air Canada!

55179 U.S. Airways A330-300 Now Available
On March 21st at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, US Airways became the first U.S. carrier to acquire the A330-300. Stephen M. Wolf, chariman of US Airways Group, Inc., gave the opening speech. In it he stated that the A330 aircraft "symbolizes a new era for US Airways" as it extends the scope and quality of its trans-Atlantic service. Joining Wolf was Airbus Industrie Chief Executive Officer Noel Forgeard, who said, "We take great pride in the fact that the A330 has been chosen as the flagship of the US Airways' international service." Airbus touts the A330-300 as the "the most efficient aircraft yet designed by man."




The A330 will become the primary aircraft type used on the carrier's trans-Atlantic routes. Newly received A330s will replace B767s currently in service to Europe. The US Airways order for 30 A330s and 400 A320 family jetliners was the world's largest order ever recorded for Airbus aircraft.

55165 American Airlines DC-10-30 Now Available
On 19 February 1968 American Airlines signed a contract for 50 DC-10-10 (25 firm orders and 25 options), powered by three General Electric CF6-6D turbofan engines, effectively launching the new tri-jet. Originally, it had planned to begin the world's first DC-10 service in Autumn 1971. American took delivery of five aircraft during 1971 and the remaining 20 in 1972. It later converted 10 options into firm orders, accepting three aircraft in 1978, four in 1979 and three in 1980. When Pan American's ex-National Airlines DC-10s became surplus, American Airlines bought virtually the whole fleet in 1984, including 11 Series 10 and four Series 30 models. Together with three ex-Air New Zealand and one ex-KLM DC-10-30, this brought the fleet by 1985 to 45 DC-10-10 and eight DC-10-30. American Airlines started to withdraw its DC-10-10s from service beginning June 1993, some of which have now been broken up, while others are being sold to Federal Express. Before the farewell of DC-10s from American Airlines fleet, we are happy to introduce this nice model, dressed with our Metal Magic technic, together with many detail and new features!

Take a closer look at our AA DC-10-30. We have used a new version for the cockpit window. Also, pay attention to the detail of the undercarriage! More detail to come, stay tuned!



Special Version - Chrome-plated

55202 Airbus Industrie A300-608ST Now Available



Apart from the Boeing 747-400F, the accolade for the ultimate freighter originally derived from an airliner must go to the A300-600ST Super Transporter, which has been nicknamed the Beluga. Built specifically for Airbus Industrie as a modern replacement for their aging Super Guppy fleet, the aircraft had to be able to convey outsized cargo between the company's manufacturing and assembly plants scattered across Western Europe. Yet, flying it indeed does, the Beluga boasting twice the capacity of the Super Guppy, and of course a considerable speed advantage over its aging predecessor. The first aircraft flew on 13 September 1994 and entered service in January 1996, and today, four of the five on order are regularly flying with Super Airbus Transport International (SATIC), which is a subsidiary of Airbus. A mark of the aircraft's success has been the many chartering enquiries received by SATIC for their outsized freighters, although until the optional fifth machine has been delivered, most of these have had to be turned down. Our model features the No. 4 F-GSTD, which is the most recent aircraft before the release of No. 5. Stay tuned for details!

55177 Korean Air B777-3B5 Now Available

The main routing of the Korean Air is usually within Asian, such as Japan, Hong Kong, etc., therefore, the B777-300s are very suitable for this purpose. This new series is perfect for short to medium distance route with a large amount of people. The color of this aircraft is very unique, we have used a beautiful light blue to feature its uniqueness. In additional, we have used a distinct light grey color for the belly of our model. If you look from afar at the actual aircraft, the color of the engine and the belly seem to be of the same color, yet with the valuable information provided by Korean Air, we discovered that the color of the engine is white, while the belly is in light grey. Also, it is worth mentioning that the wing top is overall Boeing grey, and the registration no. together with its fine detail is imprinted. Furthermore, we have put extra detail on this model! Take a look a the photos below for detail! This model has been shipped to US dealers since end August, they are now readily available for sales. Hey! Your future release is our yesterday's model.


	Taking a look at the actual aircraft, we found that there is an extra feature on the wing root fairing which we should handle with care! For this actual detail, we've added the landing light onto the wings of of model. Please enjoy!

55171 GEMINI air cargo : DC-10-30F Now Available
Washington-based Gemini Air Cargo began operations in December 1995 with a fleet of three ex-Lufthansa DC-10-30F, converted to freighter configuration by Aeronavali in Italy. Pending receipt of its own air operators' certificate (AOC), services were initially flown by Sun Country Airlines on Gemini's behalf. Conversion of three further ex-Lufthansa aircraft was completed during 1996 and a seventh was planned to join the fleet in July 1997. The tri-jets are used on wet-lease contracts and as hoc charter flights, but Gemini also operates, under its own authority, a cargo schedule from New York's John F. Kennedy International to Seoul in South Korea. Our Gemini DC-10 has a special meaning. Where is your DC-10, Gemini? Eat your heart out!

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