H2K72047 A-4E Skyhawk ex-Fujimi!

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H2K72047

Manufacturer: Hobby2000

Availability: Low stock

Delivery time: 1-3 days

Type: Aeroplane kit

Medium: plastic

Scale: 1/72

Remarks: ex-Fujimi

Quantity:szt.

Net Price: €12.38 €15.23

Skyhawk plastic kit ex-Fujimi 1/72 scale with Cartograf decals and masks.

Douglas A-4E Skyhawk 1/72

Plastic parts Fujimi, Cartograf decals andi masks.

Markings and colours

VMA-311 Tomcats 150091 WL 16 (Lt. Hans Vogelpohl) 1970 - Chu Lai

VA-155 Silver Foxes 150121 NL 510 (Lt.Jg. G.J. Chasko) 1964 - USS Coral Sea

A-4E Skyhawk Attack Aeroplane

The A-4E version represents a matured development of the Skyhawk airplane. It underwent major upgrades, including a new Pratt & Whitney J52-P-6A engine with 8,500 lbf (38 kN) of thrust, a strengthened airframe with two additional weapon pylons (for a total of five), and improved avionics featuring TACAN, Doppler navigation radar, radar altimeter, toss-bombing computer, and AJB-3A low-altitude bombing system. Many were later upgraded with the J52-P-8 engine, boasting 9,300 lbf (41 kN) of thrust.

This aircraft proved its quality in the final stages of the Vietnam War, being utilized by both carrier-borne naval attack squadrons and land-based Marine attack squadrons. While phased out from combat units in the late 1970s, it remained in reserve and training duty. The Skyhawk gained fame as an agile adversary platform when stripped of all attack equipment. It was capable of providing rigorous dogfight training for F-14 Tomcat pilots at the Top Gun US Navy Fighter Weapons School.

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