Academy 12535 1/72 USN F/A-18F fighter plane disassembled plastic model
Brand:Academy
Stock Code:A12535
Product Sizes:12 x 4.5 cm.
Scale:1/72 (The model of the truth has been reduced 1/72 times)
Type:Disassembled Kit (need to combine and paint)
Material:Plastic
USN F/A-18F Model Contents
- Plastic injection parts
- Decal
- Assembly guide
USN F/A-18F model features
- Disasted plastic parts.
- Use a frame scissors to remove the parts.
- Use a model knife and sanding to clean the burr in the parts.
- Fill the gaps between the parts with filling material and sanding.
- There is no adhesive and paint in the box.
- You can make the necessary jerking with the assembly guide in it.
- It is recommended to paint it with the colors specified in the guide.
You can find the ingredients you need to finish this product at the bottom of the page
Hobbytime Review
Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet based on a double-engine, carrier-featured, multi-purpose fighter aircraft variants. F/A-18E Single and F/A-18F tandem seat types are larger and more advanced derivatives of F/A-18C and D Hornet.
Super Hornet has an built -in 20 mm m61 doner ball and can carry weapons from air to air and air to air. Additional fuel can be carried in the external fuel tank up to five and the aircraft can be configured as a tanker in the air by adding fuel supply system from an external air to the air.
Super Hornet, which was first designed and produced by McDonnell Douglas, first flew in 1995. Low -ratio production began in the beginning of 1997, and after the merger of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing the previous month, full -rate production began in September 1997. Super Hornet replaced the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, who retired in 2006, and entered the fleet service with the United States Navy in 1999; Super Hornet served with the original Hornet. The Australian Royal Air Force (RAAF), which has been using F/A-18A as a main hunter plane since 1984, ordered that F/A-18F will replace the former general Dynamics F-111c fleet in 2007. Raaf Super Hornets was put into service in December 2010.
Super Hornet is a new aircraft with a maximum weight of about 20 %larger than the original Hornet, 7,000 LB (3,200 kg) heavier and 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) heavier. Super Hornet carries 33 %more internal fuel and increases the task range by 41 %and its durability by 50 %according to "Legacy" Hornet. The empty weight of Super Hornet is about 11,000 libre (5,000 kg) less than that of F-14 Tomcat, where it replaces, but as it approaches the load and range of F-14, but does not fit it. [51] [n 1] Super Hornet should be adjusted differently because of the Old Hornet, as it is significantly heavier than the Old Hornet. Super Hornet is officially known as "Rhino" to help safe flight operations and prevent confusion in radio searches from the previous Hornets. ("Rhino" nickname was applied to McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, who had previously retired from the fleet in 1987.)
Unlike the previous Hornet, Super Hornet is designed to equip a fuel supply system (ARS) or a "friend's store" for fuel supply to other aircraft, [52] fills the tactical tanker role of the navy with retirement. KA-6D and Lockheed S-3B Viking tankers. ARS contains a total of 29,000 lb (13,000 kg) fuel with an external 330 US Gallon (1,200 L) tank on the central line, along with four external 480 US gallons (1,800 L) tanks and internal tanks. aeroplane. [52] [53] In typical tasks, one -fifth of the air wing is divided into the role of tanker who consumed the life of aircraft fatigue faster than other tasks.
About Academy
Academy Plastic Model Co., Ltd. Korean is a plastic model, chemistry and toy company. Headquartered Uijeongbu-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea and was founded on September 1, 1969. There are three centers: Seoul, Korea; Gelsenkirchen, Germany; And Rosario, Cavite, Philippines. Academy has developed and supplied more than 500 products to more than 60 countries worldwide, and since 1989, Academy has won several model des jahres. Academy, plastic model kits, radio -controlled cars, battery -powered and solar -energy educational models, sailing models, acrylic and enamel model paints, Airsoft pistols and various modeling tools and equipment.