Model Kits Tamiya | 1/48 Grumman F14A Tomcat U.S Missile

Description

From Its First Test Flights In 1970 Through To Its Retirement In 2006, The F-14 Tomcat Is A Carrier-Based Fighter That Has Captured The Imagination; Its Variable Sweep Wing Allowed Automatic Adjustment For Optimum Performance And An Impressive Combination Of Speed And Maneuverability. It Had A Powerful An/Awg-9 Fire Control System That Could Use Aim-54 Phoenix Missiles To Take On Multiple Targets From Range. 477 Of The 632 Tomcats Supplied To The U.S. Navy Were The Early F-14A Variant; Their Delivery To Units Began With Carrier Squadrons In 1973, And Its Combat Debut Was In The 1975 Evacuation From Saigon. It Was Later In Action In Conflicts In Libya, Iraq And Afghanistan. Seventy-Nine F-14As Were Also Supplied To Iran Before The 1979 Islamic Revolution And Some Still Remain In Service Today.

Features

• 1/48 Scale Plastic Model Assembly Kit
• Fuselage Length: 398Mm, Maximum Wingspan: 408Mm
• Moving Depiction Of Variable Sweep Wing
• 2 Sets Of Parts – Interchangeable After Completion
• Sealing Plates And Air Bags With Wing In Fully Swept And Fully Forward Positions
• Slide Molding To Ensure Highly Realistic Canopy, Air Intake Side And Fuselage Side Sections
• Poly Caps Allow Movement Of Horizontal Stabilizers
• Choice Of Parts To Depict Open Or Closed Engine Afterburner Nozzles
• Separate Parts To Depict The Fuel Probe On The Right Of The Nose, And The Ladder On The Left
• Comes With Two U.S. Marking Schemes
• One Marking For The Islamic Republic Of Iran Air Force

Specifications

• Construction Type: Assembly Kit
• Decals: Included
• Required To Complete: Cement, Paint And Finishing Supplies
• Scale: 1/48
• Special Feature 1: Fuselage Length: 398Mm; Wingspan: 212Mm – 408Mm
• Special Feature 10: Missile Parts Depict Air-To-Air Missiles: Aim-9 Sidewinders (X4), Aim-7 Sparrow (X4) And Aim-54 Phoenix (X4).
• Special Feature 2: Moveable Swing Wing – It Can Be Depicted At Angles From 20-75 Degrees.
• Special Feature 3: The Aircraft Is Depicted In Parked Position, With Landing Gear Deployed.
• Special Feature 4: Separate Parts Are Included To Depict The Different Airbag And Sealing Plate Shapes With The Wing At 20 And 75 Dgrees.
• Special Feature 5: Canopy Can Be Opened.
• Special Feature 6: Ladder And Step Components Can Be Built In Deployed Or Stowed Positions.
• Special Feature 7: Comes With 3 Marking Options: 2 For High-Visibility F-14As From The Vf-84 (Jolly Rogers) And Vf-2 (Bounty Hunters) U.S. Navy Fighter Squadrons, Plus 1 Islamic Republic Of Iran Air Force (Iriaf) Unit F-14A.
• Special Feature 8: Extra Parts Are Included To Depict The Refueling Probe And Its Bay, Which Were Uncovered On Iriaf F-14S.
• Special Feature 9: 2 Highly-Realistic Figures Are Included To Depict Seated Pilot And Radar Intercept Officer (Rio).

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