TRUMPETER
1/32 Scale Plastic Model kit
F/A-18F Super Hornet (RAAF Markings)
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a larger and
more advanced variant of the F/A-18C/D Hornet. An early version was
marketed by McDonnell Douglas as Hornet 2000 in the 1980s. The Hornet
2000 concept was an advanced version of the F/A-18 with a larger wing,
longer fuselage to carry more fuel and more powerful engines. The
F/A-18E/F fuselage was stretched by 860 mm to make room for fuel and
future avionics upgrades and increased the wing area by 25%. However,
the Super Hornet has 42% fewer structural parts than the original Hornet
design. The General Electric F414 engine, developed from the Hornet's
F404, has 35% more power. The Super Hornet can return to an aircraft
carrier with a larger load of unspent fuel and munitions than the
original Hornet. The term for this ability is known as bringback".
Bringback for the Super Hornet is in excess of 9,000 pounds (4,100 kg).
The Super Hornet first flew in 1995. Full-rate production began in
September 1997. The Super Hornet entered service with the United States
Navy in 1999, replacing the F-14 Tomcat since 2006.:
Item No : 03205
Item Name : F/A-18F Super Hornet
Bar Code : 9580208032054
Scale : 1:32
Item Type : Static Aircraft
Model Brief : Length: 570.55mm : Wingspan: 425mm
Total Parts : 761pcs
Metal Parts : main landing gear strut
Photo Etched Parts : 2pcs
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 54 sprues, lower fuselage, upper fuselage, 4 tyres and 2 metal main landing gear strut
Paint Schemes ": 1. F/A-18f Super Hornet VFA-102 ""Diamondbacks"" , cvw-5,165882,USS Kitty hawk
2. F/A-18f Super Hornet VFA-2 ""Bounty Hunters"" , cvw-2,NE-100/165916,USS"
Released Date : 2010-05
More Features ": Fuselage
- Detailed :fuselage w/accurate design
- ? (omega) shape canopy is 2-directional slide-moulded
Wing:
- Optional position flaps
- Ple"
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