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The Easy Model "Platinum Collection" range presents highly-affordable, ready-made plastic models of military vehicles and airplanes in 1:72 and 1:144 scales
Fully assembled, hand painted, ready for display. Whether you’re a plastic model builder with limited time, a model collector who appreciates fine detail, or a history buff seeking a collectible series, Easy Model fits the bill.
Most of these fully-assembled, hand painted and authentically decaled models are complete with a handsome display stand.
Molded plastic construction.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraftconceived to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy(USN) service. The Hellcat was an erstwhile rival of the faster Vought F4U Corsair for use as a carrier based fighter. However, the Corsair had significant issues with carrier landing that the Hellcat did not, allowing the Hellcat to steal a march as the Navy's dominant fighter in the second part of World War II, a position the Hellcat did not relinquish. The Corsair instead was primarily deployed to great effect in land-based use by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Although the F6F resembled the Wildcat in some ways, it was a completely new design,powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800, the same powerplant used for both the Corsair and the United States Army Air Force's (USAAF) Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. Some military observers tagged the Hellcat as the "Wildcat's big brother".The F6F was best known for its role as a rugged, well-designed carrier fighter which was able, after its combat debut in early 1943, to counter the Mitsubishi A6M Zero and help secure air superiority over the Pacific Theater. Such was the quality of the basic simple, straightforward design, that the Hellcat was the least modified fighter of the war, with a total of 12,200 being built in just over two years.The F6F series were designed to take damage and get the pilot safely back to base. A bullet-resistant windshield and a total of 212 lb (96 kg) of cockpit armor was fitted, along with armor around the oil tank and oil cooler. A 250 gal (946 l) self-sealing fuel tank was fitted in the fuselage.Standard armament on the F6F-3 consisted of six .50 in (12.7 mm) M2/AN Browning air-cooled machine guns with 400 rounds per gun. A center-section hardpoint under the fuselage could carry a single 150 gal (568 l) disposable drop tank, while later aircraft had single bomb racks installed under each wing, inboard of the undercarriage bays; with these and the center-section hard point late model F6F-3s could carry a total bomb-load in excess of 2,000 lb (900 kg). Six 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket) could be carried; three under each wing on "zero-length" launchers.
Additional Information
| Article No | EM37297 |
|---|---|
| Article No of Manufacturer | 37297 |
| Аvailability | Out of stock |
| Colour | Painted |
| Scale | 1:72 |
| Manufacturer | Easy Model |
| Brand | NORTHROP GRUMMAN |
| Series | N/A |
| EAN | 9580208372976 |
| Material | Plastic |
| Epoch | 1939-1945 World War II |
| Age recommendation | Not suitable for children under 14 years. |
