Engineering:Matchbox Sky Busters

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Matchbox Sky Busters is a range of die-cast model aircraft produced under the Matchbox brand, initially by Lesney Products and later by Mattel. The earlier Sky Busters were produced in 1973 from London, England. During the 1970s, Skybusters competed against Dyna-Flytes, produced by San Diego based Zee Toys and the Ertl Company distributed-Hong Kong manufactured Lintoy.

Skybusters combined military and commercial aircraft models at their earlier stage. The United States Air Force , Air France, Federal Express, Lufthansa and QX Express were among the first brands to advertise with Skybusters. Some of the first Skybusters released were Learjet, Airbus A300, Boeing 747 and Corsair AD7 airplanes.

In 1976, the Skybusters line returned, at a time when the die cast airplanes market was largely dominated by Dyna-Flytes. The brand kept coming on and off the market until the 2000s, when Mattel decided to release the models each year. Currently no airlines are under contract with Matchbox to produce Skybusters models, the most recent ones being American Airlines, UPS, British Airways, Alaska Airlines,[1] Lufthansa and DHL (Delta Air Lines and United Airlines did not have a contract with Matchbox since the takeover of Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines, respectively), but jetliners are released under fictional airline names, such as Matchbox Airlines (also called MBX Airways).

Bulgarian Skybusters

A series of Skybusters models were produced in Bulgaria, including TU-144 in the colors of Balkan Bulgarian Airlines and Coca-Cola.[2]

Skybusters production line

  • 1973
    • Airbus A300B
      • Air France, Lufthansa
    • Alpha jet
    • Boeing 747
      • Aer Lingus
      • British Airways
      • British Caledonian
      • Cathay Pacific
      • El Al
      • KLM
      • Lufthansa
      • Middle East Airlines
      • Olympic Airways
      • Pan Am
      • Qantas
      • Saudia
      • Singapore Airlines
      • Virgin Atlantic Airways (1988)
    • Cessna 210
      • Generic, white and orange
      • DHL
    • Cessna 402
      • Generic, green and orange
      • Generic, beige, blue and brown
      • Generic, green and white
      • Generic, blue and yellow
      • DHL
    • Corsair AD7
    • McDonnell Douglas DC-10
      • Aeromexico (1988)
      • American Airlines
      • Continental Airlines
      • KLM
      • Sabena
      • Swissair
      • Thai Airways
      • United Airlines
    • Junkers 87 B
      • Luftwaffe
    • Learjet
    • Mikoyan MiG-21
    • Mirage F1
    • A4-F
      • United States Marines
    • Spitfire
      • Generic, beige and brown
      • Generic, gold and green
    • Starfighter F104
  • 1975
    • Corsair F4U
    • Phantom F4E
      • Various generic types, colors
      • United States Marines
      • United States Navy
      • Royal Navy
  • 1976
    • Wild Wind
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
    • Concorde
      • Air France
      • British Airways
      • Supersonic Airlines (fictional)
      • Heinz 57, a promotional issue for ketchup company, Heinz
    • F-16
  • 1980
  • 1981
    • Cessna Float plane
      • Various generic types, colors
      • James Bond
      • National Park Service
    • Harrier jet
  • 1983
    • Airbus A300
      • Air Malta
      • Alitalia
      • Eastern Airlines
      • Federal Express (in the 1990s, as FedEx)
      • Iberia
      • Korean Air
      • Lufthansa
      • Swissair
  • 1990
  • 1992
    • BAe 146
      • Continental Airlines
      • Dan Air
      • Thai Airways
    • Boeing 737
      • Britannia Airways
      • KLM
    • Boeing Stearman
      • Australian National Airways (ANA)
      • Crunchie
      • Ditec
    • Hawk
  • 1997
    • Boeing 777
      • Generic, not painted
      • American Airlines
      • Boeing house colors
      • Continental Airlines
  • 2000
    • Cessna Citation
    • MD-90
      • Matchbox Worldwide (fictional)
      • D.A.R.E (Promotion for the anti-drug program D.A.R.E)
  • 2002
    • Messerchmitt Bf 109
  • 2003
    • Airliner (Douglas DC3)
    • Aztec Tours(Helicopter)
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2007
    • Boeing 737
      • Alaska Airlines
      • Alaska Airlines 75th Anniversary
      • Sky Air (fictional)
      • American Airlines
    • Tilt Rotor
  • 2008
    • Boeing 747
      • MBX Airways (fictional)
      • MBX Airways Flight 55 (Matchbox's 55th Anniversary Colours)
      • Northwest Airlines
      • Lufthansa
    • Boeing 737
      • American Airlines
      • Continental Airlines
      • DHL Express
      • Alaska Airlines (Dark Blue)
      • Alaska Airlines (White)
      • Bolt Airways (fictional)
    • KC-10 Extender
      • M.B.A.F (fictional)
    • Boeing 787-8
      • Boeing house colors
      • Continental Airlines
      • MBX Airways (fictional)
      • Flight School
      • DHL Express
    • A-10A Thunderbolt II
      • United Alliance (fictional)
    • Northrop-Grumman B2
      • United Alliance (Black) (fictional)
      • United Alliance (Blue) (fictional)
      • United Alliance (Desert Colors) (fictional)
    • Robinson R44 Clipper II
      • Various Generic Types, Colours
    • F/A-18 Super Hornet
      • United Alliance (fictional)
    • Sky Force sea plane based on Boeing 314

2009

    • Pusher Prop

2010

2015

    • Cirrus Vision
      • Pingo Island Resort (fictional)

2018

    • Boeing 747 in Boeing house colors

References

  1. ↑ http://companystore.alaskasworld.com/detail.aspx?ID=2591[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  2. ↑ http://www.bulgariancollection.com/matchbox_bulgarian/airplanes-jets_bulgarian_matchbox_skybusters-made_in_bulgaria.htm
  3. ↑ Meine Sammlung der Matchbox Sky Busters - #69-A Retrieved on 31 December 2009

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