Blue Angels 80yr Gift Set (1:72 Scale)

Blue Angels 80yr Gift Set (1:72 Scale)

Build your own realistic 1:72 scale aircraft with this high-quality plastic model kit. Designed with accuracy in mind, it features finely detailed parts that closely replicate the original prototype.

Plastic kit building is a great hobby for both kids and adults alike and care must be taken when removing any parts from the sprues during construction. This kit will give you hours of entertainment and building it is only half the fun, it will need painting too.

Features

• 1:72 Scale Model
• Paints Included
• Suitable Glue

Contents

• 1 x Plastic Kit
• Detailed Building Instructions
• Paints Included
• Suitable Glue

History:

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet:

The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine, carrier-capable, supersonic multirole fighter/strike aircraft developed from the earlier F/A-18.

It first flew in November 1995 and entered service with the United States Navy in 2001. The Super Hornet is larger than its predecessors, with a maximum takeoff weight of about 66,000 lb (˜ 29,937 kg) and powered by two General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofan engines.

Capable of speeds above Mach 1.8, it serves both air-to-air and air-to-ground roles. It carries a 20 mm M61A2 cannon internally and can be armed with a wide range of missiles and bombs on multiple external hardpoints. The Super Hornet remains one of the backbone strike and fighter jets of modern carrier aviation.

F6F-5 Hellcat:

The Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat was a U.S. Navy carrier-based fighter of World War II. It succeeded the F6F-3 and became the most produced Spit-Hellcat variant: about 7,870 of the roughly 12,275 Hellcats built were F6F-5s.

Powered by a single Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W radial piston engine, the F6F-5 could reach around 612 km/h and service ceiling above 11,000 m. Its armament comprised six 0.50-inch (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns mounted in the wings. It could also carry bombs, rockets, or additional weaponry under its wings and fuselage for ground-attack or strike missions.

The Hellcat, including the F6F-5, proved rugged, powerful and reliable. Hellcats shot down over 5,200 enemy aircraft, making it the most successful Allied naval fighter in terms of enemy kills. It remained in service post-war: radar-equipped night-fighter versions flew as late as 1954.