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Hobby Boss 1/48 F/A-18F Super Hornet VFC-12 85819
SKU HBS85819
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Product Details
UPC: 6939319258199
Brand: Hobby Boss
85819 1:48 F/A-18F Super Hornet VFC-12
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 named 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 Type Plastic Model Aircraft Kit
Model Dimension Length: 380.4mm Wingspan: 272.5mm
Length: 15" Wingspan: 10.7"
Total Sprues 12 sprues, upper fuselage and lower fuselage
Photo Etched Parts 1 piece
Model Dimension Length: 380.4mm Wingspan: 272.5mm
Length: 15" Wingspan: 10.7"
Total Sprues 12 sprues, upper fuselage and lower fuselage
Photo Etched Parts 1 piece
More Features
- Fuselage & wing with finely engraved panel lines
- Canopy made from clear parts
- Finely detailed cockpit, gear cabin
- Crew seats with photo-etched seat belts and harnesses
- Build with wings open or folded
- Detailed landing gear
- Build with open or closed canopy
-Two painting/marking options
- Canopy made from clear parts
- Finely detailed cockpit, gear cabin
- Crew seats with photo-etched seat belts and harnesses
- Build with wings open or folded
- Detailed landing gear
- Build with open or closed canopy
-Two painting/marking options
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Hobby Boss 1/48 F/A-18F Super Hornet VFC-12 85819
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